Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) Trading Down 7.2% – What’s Next?

Shares of Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC) traded down 7.2% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $4.91 and last traded at $4.8350. 497,236 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 86% from the average session volume of 3,448,387 shares. The stock had previously closed at $5.21.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup began coverage on Frontier Group in a report on Thursday, December 4th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $5.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Frontier Group from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Frontier Group from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Bank of America reissued an “underperform” rating and set a $4.00 target price (down from $5.00) on shares of Frontier Group in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Frontier Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $6.00 price target for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $6.13.

Frontier Group Price Performance

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 $1.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 2.55. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $5.15 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.74.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.13. Frontier Group had a negative return on equity of 27.39% and a negative net margin of 3.68%.The company had revenue of $997.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $971.35 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.23 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Research analysts anticipate that Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. will post 0.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, 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 transaction of $30,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 94,926 shares in the company, valued at $569,556. The trade was a 5.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Barry Biffle sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The stock was 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 directly owned 731,836 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,054,371.44. The trade was a 12.02% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 310,000 shares of company stock worth $1,700,444 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 48.00% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Frontier Group

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Frontier Group by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,044,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,860,000 after buying an additional 209,154 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in Frontier Group by 39.2% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,027,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,366,000 after acquiring an additional 852,798 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. raised its position in Frontier Group by 14.1% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 2,824,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,472,000 after acquiring an additional 348,739 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its holdings in Frontier Group by 48.4% in the 3rd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,202,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,723,000 after acquiring an additional 718,147 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Frontier Group by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,196,472 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,347,000 after purchasing an additional 8,946 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.