Key Points IonQ shares have soared over 600% in the past year. The company is strengthening its quantum computing tech with the acquisition of Oxford Ionics. IonQ stock is highly volatile, as measured by a beta value exceeding 2. 10 stocks we like better than IonQ › Shares of quantum computing company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) are up more than 600% over the past 12 months through Sept. 16. The stock rose recently after it received regulatory approval to acquire Oxford Ionics, and a Sept. 12 analyst day e ...