Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) Shares Gap Down – What’s Next?

Shares of Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC) gapped down prior to trading on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $3.82, but opened at $3.65. Frontier Group shares last traded at $3.6550, with a volume of 572,697 shares trading hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Frontier Group from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Frontier Group from $5.00 to $3.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 20th. UBS Group reduced their price target on Frontier Group from $6.00 to $4.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 16th. Wall Street Zen lowered Frontier Group from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Frontier Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $6.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Frontier Group has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $4.93.

Frontier Group Stock Performance

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $4.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $909.73 million, a P/E ratio of -6.49 and a beta of 2.57.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $997.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.35 million. Frontier Group had a negative return on equity of 27.39% and a negative net margin of 3.68%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.23 earnings per share. Frontier Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at -0.400-0.500 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.440–0.260 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. will post 0.91 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Steve Schuller sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.00, for a total value of $30,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 94,926 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $569,556. The trade was a 5.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 48.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in Frontier Group by 237.3% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 20,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,000 after buying an additional 14,396 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Frontier Group by 29.4% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 251,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,182,000 after acquiring an additional 57,055 shares during the period. Numerai GP LLC grew its holdings in shares of Frontier Group by 530.6% during the 4th quarter. Numerai GP LLC now owns 86,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $408,000 after purchasing an additional 72,819 shares in the last quarter. Caption Management LLC increased its position in shares of Frontier Group by 19.8% in the fourth quarter. Caption Management LLC now owns 59,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $282,000 after purchasing an additional 9,900 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in Frontier Group by 37.5% in the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 191,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $901,000 after purchasing an additional 52,146 shares in the last quarter.

About Frontier Group

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.