** Shares of IonQ IONQ.N down 5.8% at $28.19 premarket as quantum computing firm looks to raise equity, and announced C-suite change
** College Park, Maryland-based firm late Weds announced $500 mln at-the-market $(ATM.UK)$ equity sales program to be handled by Morgan Stanley and Needham
** Per latest 10-K filing, co has ~222.8 mln shares outstanding as of Feb 19, giving it ~$6.7 bln market cap
** Co also named Niccolo de Masi as President and CEO, effective immediately, with Peter Chapman continuing as board's executive chairman
** It posted Q4 rev of $11.71 mln, up from $6.1 mln a year ago, topping LSEG estimate of $9.93 mln
** Adj EPS loss of 93 cents in qtr came in wider than loss of 21 cents expected by analysts
** For 2025, It forecasted organic and inorganic rev of $75-$95 mln, with between $7-$8 mln in current qtr
** 4 of 5 analysts covering IONQ rate stock "buy", 1 rates "hold"; median PT of $45 up from $18 on Nov 27 - LSEG
** Through Weds, stock off 28% YTD, but has more than quadrupled over the past six months
** Last week, quantum computing stocks rose after Microsoft MSFT.O launched a new chip indicating the technology is not "decades away" as stated by Nvidia's NVDA.O CEO
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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