Quantbot Technologies LP Purchases 389,696 Shares of Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. $ULCC

Quantbot Technologies LP raised its position in shares of Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC) by 660.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 448,662 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 389,696 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in Frontier Group were worth $1,981,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ULCC. AXQ Capital LP bought a new stake in Frontier Group in the third quarter worth $68,000. Citigroup Inc. grew its stake in shares of Frontier Group by 14.1% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 2,824,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,472,000 after buying an additional 348,739 shares in the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new stake in shares of Frontier Group in the 3rd quarter worth about $66,000. Straightline Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Frontier Group in the 3rd quarter worth about $230,000. Finally, Optimize Financial Inc raised its position in shares of Frontier Group by 87.3% during the 3rd quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 61,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $270,000 after buying an additional 28,496 shares in the last quarter.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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 in the company, valued at approximately $569,556. The trade was a 5.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Barry Biffle sold 82,627 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.78, for a total transaction of $477,584.06. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 631,836 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,652,012.08. The trade was a 11.56% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 254,813 shares of company stock valued at $1,422,301. 48.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ULCC has been the subject of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on 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. Barclays reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and issued a $4.00 price objective (down from $6.00) on shares of Frontier Group in a research note on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded Frontier Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $6.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Susquehanna raised their price target on Frontier Group from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Frontier Group in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Six equities 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, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $5.38.

Frontier Group Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of ULCC opened at $3.90 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $895.48 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.39, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 2.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.46 and a quick ratio of 0.41. Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $2.89 and a 1-year high of $7.11. The company has a 50-day moving average of $5.04 and a 200 day moving average of $4.76.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.13. Frontier Group had a negative net margin of 3.68% and a negative return on equity of 27.39%. The business had revenue of $997.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $971.35 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.23 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue 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. On average, research analysts expect that Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. will post 0.91 EPS 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.