Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC – Get Free Report) and flyExclusive (NYSE:FLYX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.
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% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Frontier Group and flyExclusive, as reported 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 presently has a consensus price target of $6.29, suggesting a potential upside of 24.96%. flyExclusive has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 493.22%. Given flyExclusive’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe flyExclusive is more favorable than Frontier Group.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Frontier Group and flyExclusive”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Frontier Group | $3.72 billion | 0.31 | -$137.00 million | ($1.68) | -2.99 |
| flyExclusive | $403.89 million | 0.30 | -$46.83 million | ($0.79) | -1.49 |
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.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
13.0% of flyExclusive shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.0% of Frontier Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 90.1% of flyExclusive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Frontier Group has a beta of 2.64, meaning that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, flyExclusive has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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