Frontier Group (ULCC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Over the years, the company underwent several ownership transitions before completing its initial public offering in April 2017. Frontier Group is backed by private equity firm Indigo Partners, and in February 2018 it appointed Barry L. Biffle as president and chief executive officer. Under Biffle’s leadership, the airline has focused on network expansion and profitability improvements.

Headquartered at Denver International Airport, Frontier Airlines operates a uniform fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft, including both ceo and neo variants, which simplifies maintenance and crew training. The carrier serves more than 100 destinations across 30 U.S. states, as well as leisure markets in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. By targeting secondary airports and underserved city pairs, Frontier optimizes aircraft utilization and navigates slot constraints at major hubs.

Frontier Group’s growth strategy emphasizes disciplined capacity management, digital distribution channels and revenue diversification through ancillary products. As one of the few publicly traded domestic ultra-low-cost carriers in the U.S., Frontier continues to refine its cost-conscious approach, leveraging efficient operations and transparent pricing to appeal to price-sensitive leisure travelers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.84 to $5.02
• 50-Day Range: $3.10 to $5.43
• 52-Week Range: $3.02 to $6.66
• Volume: 3.24 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.30 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.14 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $5.07
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Frontier Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Frontier Group scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 93rd out of 131 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Frontier Group has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Frontier Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Frontier Group has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Frontier Group are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.12) to $0.32 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Frontier Group is -3.09, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Frontier Group is -3.09, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Frontier Group has a P/B Ratio of 5.10. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

19.14% of the float of Frontier Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Frontier Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.56, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Frontier Group has recently decreased by 6.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Frontier Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Frontier Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.36

News Sentiment

Frontier Group has a news sentiment score of 0.36. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Frontier Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for ULCC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Frontier Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Frontier Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $513,750.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

48.00% of the stock of Frontier Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Frontier Group has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/05/2026
• Today: 5/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - AIRLINE
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ULCC
• CIK: 1670076
• Web: www.flyfrontier.com
• Phone: (720) 374-4490
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,750
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Frontier Group: $5.07
• High Price Target: $8.00
• Low Price Target: $4.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.5%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.63
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.60)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$137 million
• Net Margins: -9.62%
• Pretax Margin: -9.86%
• Return on Equity: -39.20%
• Return on Assets: -2.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.75
• Current Ratio: 0.49
• Quick Ratio: 0.44

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.72 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.31
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.97 per share
• Price / Book: 5.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 229,790,000
• Free Float: 119,490,000
• Market Cap: $1.14 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.41