Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC) Receives $6.25 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the ten ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $6.25.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ULCC. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Frontier Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $4.00 to $8.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Frontier Group to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Frontier Group in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Frontier Group from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on Frontier Group in a report on Thursday, December 4th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $5.00 target price on the stock.

Frontier Group Stock Down 4.3%

ULCC opened at $4.84 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a current ratio of 0.40. The company has a market capitalization of $1.11 billion, a PE ratio of -7.93 and a beta of 2.55. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $4.42 and its 200-day moving average is $4.38. Frontier Group has a one year low of $2.89 and a one year high of $10.26.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported ($0.34) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates 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 in the previous year, the company earned ($0.05) earnings per share. Frontier Group’s revenue 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 predict that Frontier Group will post 0.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Frontier Group

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Frontier Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in Frontier Group by 33.0% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,013,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,398,000 after buying an additional 251,509 shares during the period. Petrus Trust Company LTA acquired a new stake in shares of Frontier Group during the 1st quarter valued at $219,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Frontier Group by 1,353.6% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 774,988 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,363,000 after acquiring an additional 721,674 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Frontier Group by 15.8% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 80,550 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,000 after acquiring an additional 11,009 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Frontier Group by 24.9% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,060,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,481,000 after acquiring an additional 410,392 shares during the last quarter.

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.