Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) Shares Down 7.7% – Time to Sell?

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC) shares fell 7.7% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $3.33 and last traded at $3.34. 1,019,712 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 72% from the average session volume of 3,677,017 shares. The stock had previously closed at $3.62.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have issued reports on ULCC. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Frontier Group in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Barclays reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $4.00 target price (down from $6.00) on shares of Frontier Group in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $6.00 price target (up from $4.00) on shares of Frontier Group in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Frontier Group in a report on Thursday, December 4th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $5.00 price target for the company. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of Frontier Group from $4.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $5.38.

Frontier Group Stock Down 3.3%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.46 and a quick ratio of 0.41. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $5.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $803.64 million, a P/E ratio of -5.74, a PEG ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 2.55.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $997.00 million during 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%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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. Research analysts predict that Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. will post 0.91 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Frontier Group

In other news, SVP Steve Schuller sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.00, for a total value of $30,000.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 94,926 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $569,556. This represents a 5.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Barry Biffle sold 82,627 shares of Frontier Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.78, for a total transaction of $477,584.06. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 631,836 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,652,012.08. The trade was a 11.56% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 110,000 shares of company stock worth $641,996 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 48.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Frontier Group

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ULCC. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Frontier Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $5,387,000. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in Frontier Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $4,190,000. Mountaineer Partners Management LLC bought a new position in Frontier Group during the 4th quarter worth $4,490,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Frontier Group by 39.2% during the third 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 in the last quarter. Finally, HRT Financial LP boosted its position in shares of Frontier Group by 932.1% in the fourth quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 817,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,850,000 after acquiring an additional 738,228 shares during the period.

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.