隨着IonQ，Inc.(NYSE：IONQ)股價本周下跌14%，內部人士可能會在今年早些時候出售了價值4500萬美元的股票后找到一些安慰。

Over the past year, insiders sold US$45m worth of IonQ, Inc. (NYSE:IONQ) stock at an average price of US$20.37 per share allowing them to get the most out of their money. The company's market valuation decreased by US$143m after the stock price dropped 14% over the past week, but insiders were spared from painful losses.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At IonQ

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Independent Director, Harry You, sold US$45m worth of shares at a price of US$22.11 per share. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of US$4.39. So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it. Harry You was the only individual insider to sell shares in the last twelve months.

The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insider Ownership of IonQ

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. IonQ insiders own about US$93m worth of shares. That equates to 11% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About IonQ Insiders?

The fact that there have been no IonQ insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. We don't take much encouragement from the transactions by IonQ insiders. The modest level of insider ownership is, at least, some comfort. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for IonQ you should know about.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions, but not derivative transactions.

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