IonQ (IONQ) Competitors $38.14 -1.73 (-4.34%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.18 +0.04 (+0.09%) As of 08/1/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IONQ vs. GOOG, GOOGL, MSFT, NVDA, RGTI, IBM, TTD, EA, SRAD, and BIDUShould you be buying IonQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IonQ include Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), International Business Machines (IBM), Trade Desk (TTD), Electronic Arts (EA), Sportradar Group (SRAD), and Baidu (BIDU). IonQ vs. Its Competitors Alphabet Alphabet Microsoft NVIDIA Rigetti Computing International Business Machines Trade Desk Electronic Arts Sportradar Group Baidu IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IONQ or GOOG? Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than IonQ. IonQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIonQ$43.07M231.68-$331.65M-$1.49-25.60Alphabet$350.02B6.59$100.12B$9.3920.23 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IONQ or GOOG? 41.4% of IonQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of IonQ shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate IONQ or GOOG? IonQ presently has a consensus target price of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.99%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $215.19, suggesting a potential upside of 13.29%. Given IonQ's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe IonQ is more favorable than Alphabet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IonQ 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Alphabet 3 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Which has more volatility and risk, IONQ or GOOG? IonQ has a beta of 2.54, meaning that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor IONQ or GOOG? In the previous week, Alphabet had 161 more articles in the media than IonQ. MarketBeat recorded 195 mentions for Alphabet and 34 mentions for IonQ. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat IonQ's score of 0.64 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IonQ 11 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alphabet 131 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 26 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is IONQ or GOOG more profitable? Alphabet has a net margin of 31.12% compared to IonQ's net margin of -753.20%. Alphabet's return on equity of 34.31% beat IonQ's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IonQ-753.20% -63.35% -54.65% Alphabet 31.12%34.31%24.88% SummaryAlphabet beats IonQ on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IonQ News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IONQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IONQ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IONQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIonQCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.43B$51.34B$29.21B$20.69BDividend YieldN/A1.86%3.08%3.67%P/E Ratio-25.6037.9148.0929.07Price / Sales231.6819.581,544.9966.37Price / CashN/A50.4438.0722.84Price / Book21.555.537.414.43Net Income-$331.65M$802.13M$782.10M$994.22M7 Day Performance-11.44%-3.24%-3.65%-3.35%1 Month Performance-14.94%-3.53%-0.11%-2.06%1 Year Performance439.08%49.01%52,642.35%10.15% IonQ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IONQIonQ2.2159 of 5 stars$38.14-4.3%$45.00+18.0%+406.5%$10.43B$43.07M-25.60100Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownGOOGAlphabet4.9393 of 5 stars$192.87-0.6%$215.19+11.6%+10.1%$2.34T$371.40B20.54190,200Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementGOOGLAlphabet4.5429 of 5 stars$191.86-0.7%$211.32+10.1%+10.8%$2.33T$371.40B20.44183,323Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastMSFTMicrosoft4.9431 of 5 stars$510.59-0.6%$551.21+8.0%+25.7%$3.80T$245.12B39.47228,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNVDANVIDIA4.6029 of 5 stars$175.61+1.2%$181.22+3.2%+59.1%$4.28T$130.50B56.6536,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownRGTIRigetti Computing1.8229 of 5 stars$15.40-0.3%$15.50+0.7%+1,389.5%$4.46B$10.79M-21.97160Gap DownIBMInternational Business Machines4.5403 of 5 stars$262.51+1.1%$268.75+2.4%+31.8%$243.98B$64.04B42.62293,400Trending NewsTTDTrade Desk3.745 of 5 stars$87.78+1.9%$98.73+12.5%-1.9%$43.14B$2.57B107.053,522Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap DownEAElectronic Arts4.4353 of 5 stars$152.61+0.6%$162.92+6.8%+5.8%$38.33B$7.46B35.9814,500Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSRADSportradar Group3.3649 of 5 stars$28.23-1.0%$29.25+3.6%+175.6%$31.41B$1.20B148.594,582Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBIDUBaidu4.8298 of 5 stars$89.36-1.6%$105.09+17.6%-0.3%$30.87B$18.24B8.8735,900Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GOOG Alternatives GOOGL Alternatives MSFT Alternatives NVDA Alternatives RGTI Alternatives IBM Alternatives TTD Alternatives EA Alternatives SRAD Alternatives BIDU Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IONQ) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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