Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) Given New $5.00 Price Target at Susquehanna

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) had its target price increased by Susquehanna from $4.00 to $5.00 in a research report released on Friday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has a neutral rating on the stock.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on ULCC. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Frontier Group from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 8th. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Frontier Group in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $5.00 target price for the company. Bank of America reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and set a $4.00 target price (down from $5.00) on shares of Frontier Group in a research note on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Frontier Group in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $6.00 price objective (up previously from $4.00) on shares of Frontier Group in a report on Friday, December 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $6.38.

Frontier Group Trading Up 10.0%

Shares of Frontier Group stock opened at $5.30 on Friday. Frontier Group has a fifty-two week low of $2.89 and a fifty-two week high of $10.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a current ratio of 0.40. The company has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion, a P/E ratio of -8.69 and a beta of 2.55. The company has a fifty day moving average of $4.59 and a 200 day moving average of $4.47.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported ($0.34) EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.34). The business had revenue of $886.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $900.07 million. Frontier Group had a negative return on equity of 25.73% and a negative net margin of 3.65%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.05) earnings per share. Frontier Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.040-0.200 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Frontier Group will post 0.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Frontier Group news, CEO Barry Biffle sold 82,627 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 in the company, valued at $3,652,012.08. This represents a 11.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Steve Schuller sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.00, for a total value of $30,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 77,312 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $463,872. The trade was a 6.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 305,000 shares of company stock worth $1,670,444 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 48.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Frontier Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in Frontier Group by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 115,962 shares of the company’s stock worth $546,000 after buying an additional 4,995 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Frontier Group during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. XTX Topco Ltd grew its holdings in Frontier Group by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 138,878 shares of the company’s stock valued at $613,000 after purchasing an additional 15,393 shares during the last quarter. Voleon Capital Management LP raised its position in Frontier Group by 242.8% in the 3rd quarter. Voleon Capital Management LP now owns 715,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,159,000 after purchasing an additional 506,704 shares during the period. Finally, Prentice Capital Management LP lifted its stake in Frontier Group by 596.1% in the third quarter. Prentice Capital Management LP now owns 530,119 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,340,000 after purchasing an additional 453,962 shares during the last quarter.

Key Frontier Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Board named James G. Dempsey as President & CEO and added him to the board — leadership change seen as a catalyst for strategy execution at the ULCC model. Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. Names James G. Dempsey as President and Chief Executive Officer
• Positive Sentiment: Company updated Q4 2025 guidance to EPS 0.200 (vs. consensus ~0.090), signaling stronger near-term profitability and giving investors a concrete earnings beat to price in. PR Newswire: Frontier Group names CEO and updates Q4 guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Susquehanna raised its price target from $4.00 to $5.00 but kept a “neutral” rating — the target is roughly in line with the stock’s current trading level and does not signal a strong buy impetus. The Fly: ULCC price target raised by Susquehanna
• Neutral Sentiment: Analytic/industry piece examines whether lessons from Ryanair and the new CEO can salvage or scale Frontier’s ULCC model — useful context but uncertain immediate impact on the share price. MSN: The Ryanair effect — can James Dempsey save Frontier’s ULCC model?
• Negative Sentiment: Bank of America reiterated an Underperform rating for ULCC, a reminder that some major brokers remain cautious despite the management and guidance news. American Banking News: Bank of America reiterates Underperform for Frontier

About Frontier Group

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.