Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) Upgraded to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Frontier Group was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from "strong sell" to "sell," but the stock still carries a negative consensus (average "Reduce") and a consensus price target of $4.93.
• Frontier opened at $4.00 and, despite beating quarterly EPS estimates, reported negative margins and issued FY2026 guidance of -0.400 to -0.500 EPS, with analysts projecting about -1.39 EPS for the year.
• Insiders own roughly 48% of the company and an SVP recently sold 5,000 shares, while several institutional investors (notably U S Global Investors) significantly increased their stakes.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC - Get Free Report) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "strong sell" rating to a "sell" rating in a report issued on Saturday.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on ULCC. Barclays reaffirmed an "underweight" rating and issued a $4.00 price objective (down from $6.00) on shares of Frontier Group in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded Frontier Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $6.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. UBS Group cut their price objective on Frontier Group from $6.00 to $4.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Frontier Group from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed an "underperform" rating and issued a $4.00 price objective (down from $5.00) on shares of Frontier Group in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Frontier Group has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $4.93.

Frontier Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ ULCC opened at $4.00 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $918.92 million, a P/E ratio of -6.56 and a beta of 2.41. 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 business's 50 day moving average price is $3.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $4.43. Frontier Group has a fifty-two week low of $2.97 and a fifty-two week high of $6.66.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $997.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.35 million. Frontier Group had a negative return on equity of 27.39% and a negative net margin of 3.68%.The company's revenue for the quarter was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.23 EPS. 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Frontier Group will post -1.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Frontier Group

In other Frontier Group news, SVP Steve Schuller sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The stock was 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 directly owned 94,926 shares in the company, valued at approximately $569,556. This represents a 5.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 48.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Frontier Group

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ULCC. U S Global Investors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Frontier Group by 63.9% in the 1st quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 6,781,412 shares of the company's stock worth $23,938,000 after buying an additional 2,643,448 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Frontier Group in the 2nd quarter worth $5,387,000. Mountaineer Partners Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Frontier Group in the 4th quarter worth $4,490,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Frontier Group by 39.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,027,309 shares of the company's stock worth $13,366,000 after buying an additional 852,798 shares during the period. Finally, HRT Financial LP lifted its holdings in shares of Frontier Group by 932.1% in the 4th quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 817,425 shares of the company's stock worth $3,850,000 after buying an additional 738,228 shares during the period.

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.

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