Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC) Receives Average Rating of “Reduce” from Brokerages

Posted by Geri Gentry on Aug 8th, 2026

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC – Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Reduce” from the nine brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $6.8571.

ULCC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Frontier Group from $4.00 to $7.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Frontier Group from $4.00 to $7.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Frontier Group from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research raised shares of Frontier Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Frontier Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, June 21st.

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Frontier Group Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of ULCC stock opened at $7.38 on Monday. Frontier Group has a fifty-two week low of $3.02 and a fifty-two week high of $8.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.77, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.58. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5.28. The company has a market cap of $1.70 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.39 and a beta of 2.59.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.47) by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.22 billion. Frontier Group had a negative return on equity of 35.54% and a negative net margin of 9.29%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.31) EPS. Frontier Group has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.200 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at -0.100-0.100 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Frontier Group will post -0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Frontier Group News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Frontier Group this week:

Positive Sentiment: Recent momentum remains a supporting factor. Zacks identified ULCC as a potential momentum pick after the shares advanced substantially from their 52-week low, suggesting continued investor interest in the airline’s recovery story. Zacks momentum article
Positive Sentiment: Frontier’s latest quarterly performance exceeded expectations. The company reported a loss of $0.10 per share versus the projected $0.47 loss, while revenue reached $1.28 billion, up 37.7% year over year and above the $1.22 billion consensus estimate. Management’s guidance also indicates a possible return to profitability in the fourth quarter.
Neutral Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains mixed. Several firms raised their price targets, including Citigroup to $9, but most maintained neutral or bearish ratings. The overall consensus is “Reduce,” with an average target of $6.86, below recent trading levels.
Negative Sentiment: Multiple executives sold shares in transactions conducted August 4–5. CFO Mark Christopher Mitchell sold 125,000 shares for approximately $1.01 million, reducing his holdings by nearly 70%; VP Trevor J. Stedke sold 167,277 shares for about $1.34 million; EVP Howard Diamond sold 24,195 shares; and CAO Josh Wetzel sold 2,000 shares. The combined sales totaled roughly $2.6 million and may be weighing on sentiment, particularly because of the CFO’s large reduction. Frontier Group insider selling article

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Frontier Group news, CFO Mark Christopher Mitchell sold 125,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.09, for a total value of $1,011,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 53,785 shares in the company, valued at approximately $435,120.65. This represents a 69.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Howard Diamond sold 24,195 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.25, for a total value of $199,608.75. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 133,126 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,098,289.50. This represents a 15.38% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 12,067,242 shares of company stock valued at $87,115,712. 48.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Frontier Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. U S Global Investors Inc. raised its holdings in Frontier Group by 63.9% during the first 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 last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Frontier Group during the second quarter valued at about $47,205,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Frontier Group by 5.5% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,044,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,860,000 after acquiring an additional 209,154 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 852,798 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Frontier Group by 48.4% in the 3rd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,202,219 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,723,000 after acquiring an additional 718,147 shares during the last quarter.

About Frontier Group

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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.