Is Ionq purchase? | Motley fool

Quantum computing has many promises to influence fields such as climate science, medicines, artificial intelligence modeling (AI) and much more. Many investors want to get to the ground floor of new technological trends, because as it has been shown that artificial intelligence shares can pay for the purchases soon.

This optimism can stimulate stunning profits of more than 600% Ionq (Ionq 5.14%) Has returned in the last year. Some investors are undoubtedly interested if they lack ODENQ. However, there are several reasons why investors may want to pause before purchasing IonQ shares. Here are several.

Costs are rising and losses are expanding

IonQ is now in growth mode, which means that the company invests Heavil Intobuilding its technology, so ideally it can outperform its competitors and generate meaningful and earnings on the road.

There is nothing wrong with this and many growth companies, especially in the technological sector, do it. However, it is important to emphasize that Howy Ionq loses in relation to the returned. The company’s expenditure and the company’s expenditure monitored more than 230%in Q1 because the company has invested in new technologies and acquisitions. For information, IonQ spent more research and development in the 4th quarter of 2025 than in the first nine months of last year.

These expenditures contribute to the losses of signal for the company of $ 177.5 million, an increase of loss of only $ 37.5 million in the annual quarter. We look at the loss of Ionq for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and suspension (EBITDA), things look a little better, but not great. The loss of EBITDA was $ 36.5 million in quarter, an increase of $ 23.7 million in the international quarter.

It grows quickly, with a bouncy sale of 81% in the quarter, but it is still a modest $ 21 million. With the expansion of losses and Ionq, the expenditure on research and development and potential acquisitions will probably continue to be returned to the society to compensate for the society to compensate for its losses.

Shares are expensive and quantum computer technology is speculative

Although you are satisfied with the loss of the company, I think the value of IonQ and the speculative nature of the quantum calculation market is two more reasons to offer an offer when purchasing IonQ. The company’s shares have a price ratio to the sale of 303, which is also very expensive using technological stock standards with a software application and infrastructure supplies that have an average P/S ratio of only 4.

This means that IonQ’s sales must rise at a tremendous rate to justify the current premium price of their shares, so its latest revenues hit 83% in the fourth quarter relatively modest.

What’s more, quantum computer technology is still in its early stages and even some technological heavy Hitters Alphabet and MicrosoftBelieve that its practical uses have been gone for years. This means that IonQ could continue to invest in quantum computing technologies and expand its losses, returning to keep up with the expenses, all in betting that the quantum calculation requirement will be there from nowhere.

Ionq is not a purchase

When you add up all of the above, I think Ionq is too risky to buy right now. Its stock price at a time when noithing seems to be a tooth in the stock market, and I think it has cooked a little too much optimism on the market, which is very highly pushing the awards.

I think investors would watch Brater how well the company has returned in the upcoming neighborhoods, finding out if it can reduce its losses, and find out where the quantum computer market brings its high hopes. But for now Ionq looks too speculating for my idea.

Chris Neiger has no position in any of the shares. Motley Beble has positions and recommends alphabet and Microsoft. Motley Beble recommends the following options: long January $ 2026 395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 405 calls on Microsoft. Motley fool has a publication of politics.