Frontier Group (ULCC) Competitors

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.

Do analysts recommend AAL or ULCC?

American Airlines Group currently has a consensus target price of $16.76, indicating a potential upside of 27.59%. Frontier Group has a consensus target price of $5.61, indicating a potential upside of 21.32%. Given American Airlines Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Frontier Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Airlines Group	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Frontier Group	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Which has more risk & volatility, AAL or ULCC?

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontier Group has a beta of 2.62, meaning that its share price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AAL or ULCC?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Airlines Group	$54.21B	0.16	$846M	$0.80	16.42
Frontier Group	$3.78B	0.28	$85M	-$0.16	-28.91

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AAL or ULCC?

52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.0% of Frontier Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to AAL or ULCC?

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 11 more articles in the media than Frontier Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for American Airlines Group and 6 mentions for Frontier Group. American Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Frontier Group's score of 0.28 indicating that American Airlines Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Airlines Group	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Frontier Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is AAL or ULCC more profitable?

American Airlines Group has a net margin of 1.05% compared to Frontier Group's net margin of -0.87%. Frontier Group's return on equity of -12.56% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Airlines Group	1.05%	-24.55%	1.68%
Frontier Group	-0.87%	-12.56%	-1.12%

Summary

American Airlines Group beats Frontier Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.