Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the ten ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have assigned a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $6.25.

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on ULCC. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Frontier Group to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Frontier Group from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Susquehanna raised their target price on Frontier Group from $3.00 to $4.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $6.00 price target (up previously from $4.00) on shares of Frontier Group in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on Frontier Group in a report on Thursday, December 4th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $5.00 price target for the company.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Frontier Group news, SVP Steve Schuller sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.00, for a total transaction of $30,000.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 77,312 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $463,872. This trade represents a 6.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Barry Biffle sold 100,000 shares of Frontier Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.54, for a total transaction of $554,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 731,836 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,054,371.44. This trade represents a 12.02% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 305,000 shares of company stock worth $1,670,444 in the last quarter. Insiders own 48.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Voleon Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in Frontier Group by 9.4% in the 1st quarter. Voleon Capital Management LP now owns 38,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,000 after buying an additional 3,335 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Frontier Group by 130.0% in the second quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 8,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 4,885 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Frontier Group by 46.0% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 18,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 5,913 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in Frontier Group in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Frontier Group by 9.5% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 70,382 shares of the company’s stock valued at $311,000 after purchasing an additional 6,108 shares in the last quarter.

Frontier Group Stock Performance

Shares of ULCC stock opened at $4.71 on Friday. Frontier Group has a 52-week low of $2.89 and a 52-week high of $10.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The stock has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a PE ratio of -7.72 and a beta of 2.55. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $4.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.39.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported ($0.34) EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of ($0.34). Frontier Group had a negative return on equity of 25.73% and a negative net margin of 3.65%.The firm had revenue of $886.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $900.07 million. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.05) earnings per share. Frontier Group’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Frontier Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.040-0.200 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Frontier Group will post 0.91 EPS for the current 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.