Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC) Given Average Rating of “Reduce” by Analysts

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC) has received a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” from the nine research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have issued a hold rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $6.8571.

ULCC has been the topic of several analyst reports. Zacks Research cut shares of Frontier Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Frontier Group from $5.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, June 26th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Frontier Group from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on Frontier Group from $4.50 to $7.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Frontier Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, June 21st.

Insider Transactions at Frontier Group

In other Frontier Group news, VP Trevor J. Stedke sold 167,277 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.03, for a total transaction of $1,343,234.31. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Howard Diamond sold 24,195 shares of Frontier Group stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.25, for a total value of $199,608.75. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 133,126 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,098,289.50. This trade represents a 15.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 12,048,682 shares of company stock worth $87,021,581. 48.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Frontier Group

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in Frontier Group by 3.9% during the second quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 92,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $734,000 after purchasing an additional 3,461 shares in the last quarter. Straightline Group LLC raised its holdings in Frontier Group by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Straightline Group LLC now owns 60,586 shares of the company’s stock worth $285,000 after purchasing an additional 5,232 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP purchased a new stake in shares of Frontier Group during the second quarter valued at about $43,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in shares of Frontier Group during the second quarter valued at about $46,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Frontier Group by 46.0% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 18,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after buying an additional 5,913 shares in the last quarter.

Frontier Group Stock Performance

Frontier Group stock opened at $5.52 on Friday. Frontier Group has a fifty-two week low of $3.02 and a fifty-two week high of $8.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.77, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.58. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $6.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $5.37. The stock has a market cap of $1.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.29 and a beta of 2.57.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.47) by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. Frontier Group had a negative return on equity of 35.54% and a negative net margin of 9.29%.Frontier Group’s quarterly revenue was up 37.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.31) EPS. Frontier Group has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.200 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at -0.100-0.100 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Frontier Group will post -0.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Frontier Group Company Profile

Frontier Group, trading on Nasdaq under the ticker ULCC, is the holding company for Frontier Airlines, an ultra-low-cost carrier based in Denver, Colorado. The company’s core business centers on providing no-frills air travel across a point-to-point network while generating ancillary revenue from add-on services such as baggage fees, seat selection, priority boarding and in-flight refreshments. This fare-plus-a-la-carte model allows Frontier to offer competitive base fares and maintain low operating costs.

Founded in February 1994 by industry veterans Andrew Levy and Russell Beardsmore, Frontier Airlines commenced operations with a small fleet of MD-80 aircraft.