Here’s How IonQ (IONQ)’s Shares Behaved After Jim Cramer Said It Was “Speculative” In May 2025

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) is one of the Jim Cramer’s Biggest Quantum Computing & Data Center Stock Hits.

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) is an American firm that makes and sells quantum computers. The shares are up by 47% over the past year, but they are down by 17% since Cramer discussed the firm on Mad Money. Like other quantum computing stocks, IonQ, Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) also suffered a hefty blow in January after NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang remarked that quantum computing systems were quite far out in the future. However, between March 7th to September 19th, the stock surged by 242%. During the time period, several notable events occurred. For instance, IonQ, Inc. (NYSE:IONQ)’s shares closed a whopping 36% higher on May 22nd after its CEO sat for an interview with Barron’s magazine and remarked that his firm plans to become the NVIDIA of the quantum computing industry. However, since their peak on October 13th, the shares are down by 59%. Amidst the gains and losses, Cramer warned that IonQ, Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) was too expensive in April:

“Oh my god, it’s so high and it’s losing so much money, but it’s quantum. If I offer you a considered explanation of why I think that stock’s too expensive, most people ignore it, so all I’m going to say is it’s too speculative for me. I don’t know what else to say.”

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