Barclays Reaffirms “Underweight” Rating for Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC)

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC)‘s stock had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by equities researchers at Barclays in a report released on Monday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have a $4.00 price target on the stock, down from their prior price target of $6.00. Barclays‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 1.52% from the company’s previous close.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Frontier Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $6.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Susquehanna lifted their target price on Frontier Group from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Frontier Group in a research note on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $6.00 price objective (up from $4.00) on shares of Frontier Group in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on Frontier Group in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $5.00 price objective on the stock. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Frontier Group has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $5.38.

Frontier Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ULCC opened at $3.94 on Monday. Frontier Group has a 12 month low of $2.89 and a 12 month high of $7.11. The company has a market cap of $904.66 million, a P/E ratio of -6.46, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 2.55. The business’s 50 day moving average is $5.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $997.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $971.35 million. Frontier Group had a negative net margin of 3.68% and a negative return on equity of 27.39%. Frontier Group’s quarterly revenue was down .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.23 earnings per share. 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. On average, equities analysts expect that Frontier Group will post 0.91 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 94,926 shares in the company, valued at $569,556. This represents a 5.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Barry Biffle sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.54, for a total value of $554,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 731,836 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,054,371.44. This represents a 12.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 310,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,700,444. 48.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Frontier Group

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. increased its position in shares of Frontier Group by 130.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 8,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 4,885 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in Frontier Group by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 115,962 shares of the company’s stock valued at $546,000 after buying an additional 4,995 shares in the last quarter. Straightline Group LLC grew its stake in Frontier Group by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. Straightline Group LLC now owns 60,586 shares of the company’s stock worth $285,000 after buying an additional 5,232 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Frontier Group by 46.0% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 18,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after buying an additional 5,913 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Frontier Group during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000.

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.