10 Stocks Shining Bright Amid Wall Street’s Dull Spell

4. IonQ Inc. (NYSE:IONQ)

IonQ grew its share prices by 7.81 percent on Tuesday to close at $49.67 each as investors took heart from an investment firm’s bullish rating for its stock.

In a market note on the same day, Jefferies issued a “buy” recommendation for IonQ Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) at a price target of $100 apiece. The figure marked a 101 percent upside potential from its latest closing price.

Jefferies said that its coverage reflected IonQ Inc.’s (NYSE:IONQ) trapped-ion infrastructure, which differentiates the latter through superior coherence, fidelity, and native all-to-all connectivity capabilities in the industry.

The price target, on the other hand, reflected Jefferies’ discounted 2030 revenue projections, representing approximately 60x enterprise value to sales.

It said it expects further upside potential for the company as it executes its strategy, expands partnerships, and continues to develop the quantum ecosystem.

In other news, IonQ Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) announced the successful deployment of Slovakia’s first national quantum communication network, which it developed in partnership with the Institute of Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences (IPSAS).

IonQ Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) said that the new system features a resilient hybrid architecture designed to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity infrastructure and support Europe’s quantum digital programs.