Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Reduce” from Analysts

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC) has received an average rating of “Reduce” from the nine ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation and six have given a hold recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $5.3750.

ULCC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Bank of America reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $4.00 price target (down from $5.00) on shares of Frontier Group in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $6.00 target price (up from $4.00) on shares of Frontier Group in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Frontier Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $6.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Barclays reissued an “underweight” rating and issued a $4.00 price target (down from $6.00) on shares of Frontier Group in a report on Monday. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Frontier Group from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th.

Insider Transactions at Frontier Group

In other Frontier Group news, CEO Barry Biffle sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.54, for a total value of $554,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 731,836 shares in the company, valued at $4,054,371.44. This represents a 12.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Steve Schuller sold 5,000 shares of Frontier Group 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 94,926 shares in the company, valued at $569,556. This trade represents a 5.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 210,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,195,996. Insiders own 48.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Frontier Group by 46.0% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 18,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 5,913 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Frontier Group by 33.0% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,013,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,398,000 after buying an additional 251,509 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC grew its holdings in shares of Frontier Group by 165.0% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 10,042 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 6,253 shares in the last quarter. Versor Investments LP acquired a new stake in shares of Frontier Group in the second quarter valued at about $122,000. Finally, Savant Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Frontier Group in the second quarter valued at about $133,000.

Frontier Group Stock Down 5.1%

NASDAQ:ULCC opened at $3.70 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. Frontier Group has a 12-month low of $2.89 and a 12-month high of $7.11. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $5.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $849.56 million, a P/E ratio of -6.07, a P/E/G ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 2.55.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $997.00 million during 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 was down .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $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. Equities research analysts expect that Frontier Group will post 0.91 earnings per share for the current year.

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.