Head-To-Head Comparison: flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) versus Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC)

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) and flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Frontier Group and flyExclusive, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Frontier Group	3	6	0	0	1.67
flyExclusive	0	0	1	1	3.50

Frontier Group currently has a consensus target price of $6.29, indicating a potential upside of 7.26%. flyExclusive has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 418.52%. Given flyExclusive’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe flyExclusive is more favorable than Frontier Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

13.0% of flyExclusive shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.0% of Frontier Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 90.1% of flyExclusive shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Frontier Group has a beta of 2.64, meaning that its share price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, flyExclusive has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Frontier Group and flyExclusive’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Frontier Group	-9.29%	-35.54%	-1.62%
flyExclusive	-20.19%	N/A	-13.69%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Frontier Group and flyExclusive”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Frontier Group	$3.72 billion	0.36	-$137.00 million	($1.68)	-3.49
flyExclusive	$403.89 million	0.34	-$46.83 million	($0.79)	-1.71

flyExclusive has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Frontier Group. Frontier Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than flyExclusive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

flyExclusive beats Frontier Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Frontier Group

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc., provides low-fare passenger airline services to leisure travelers in the United States and Latin America. The company sells its products through direct distribution channels, including its website, mobile app, and contact centers. As of December 31, 2023, it had a fleet of 136 Airbus single-aisle aircrafts. Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

About flyExclusive

flyExclusive, Inc., through its subsidiary, LGM Enterprises, LLC., owns and operates private jets in North America. It also offers jet charter services; and aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) operations, and interior and exterior refurbishment services, as well as wholesale and retail ad hoc flights, a jet club program, partnership program, fractional program, and other services. The company is headquartered in Kinston, North Carolina.