Critical Contrast: Frontier Investment (FICV) vs. Its Peers

Frontier Investment (NASDAQ:FICV – Get Rating) is one of 706 public companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Frontier Investment to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Frontier Investment and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Frontier Investment	N/A	$6.51 million	60.71
Frontier Investment Competitors	$1.46 billion	$32.16 million	-8.09

Frontier Investment’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Frontier Investment. Frontier Investment is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Frontier Investment and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Frontier Investment	N/A	-43.31%	2.17%
Frontier Investment Competitors	-58.78%	-66.95%	-1.84%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Frontier Investment and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Frontier Investment	0	0	0	0	N/A
Frontier Investment Competitors	113	586	864	15	2.49

As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 70.00%. Given Frontier Investment’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Frontier Investment has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk & Volatility

Frontier Investment has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontier Investment’s rivals have a beta of 0.03, meaning that their average stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.5% of Frontier Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.9% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Frontier Investment rivals beat Frontier Investment on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

About Frontier Investment

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Frontier Investment Corp does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or related business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to search in the technology, digital media, e-commerce, financial technology, and digital services sectors in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. Frontier Investment Corp was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.