Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) Issues Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) updated its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.000-0.200 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.130. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Frontier Group also updated its Q3 2026 guidance to -0.100-0.100 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on ULCC shares. Citigroup upped their target price on Frontier Group from $5.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Frontier Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, June 21st. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Frontier Group in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Susquehanna upped their price target on Frontier Group from $4.50 to $7.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, 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 report on Thursday, June 25th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $6.86.

Frontier Group Stock Performance

ULCC opened at $6.23 on Wednesday. Frontier Group has a 12-month low of $3.02 and a 12-month high of $8.40. The stock has a market cap of $1.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.89 and a beta of 2.56. The business has a 50 day moving average of $6.46 and a 200-day moving average of $5.16. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.47) by $0.37. The business had revenue of $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.22 billion. Frontier Group had a negative net margin of 9.62% and a negative return on equity of 39.20%. 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Frontier Group will post -0.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Frontier Group

In related news, major shareholder Group Holdings – Frontier Llc sold 11,700,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.20, for a total transaction of $84,240,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 22,706,526 shares in the company, valued at approximately $163,486,987.20. The trade was a 34.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Trevor J. Stedke sold 83,110 shares of Frontier Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.41, for a total transaction of $449,625.10. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 167,277 shares in the company, valued at $904,968.57. This trade represents a 33.19% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 11,811,670 shares of company stock worth $84,843,756 over the last ninety days. 48.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Frontier Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Frontier Group by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,044,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,860,000 after purchasing an additional 209,154 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in Frontier Group by 39.2% in 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 during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Frontier Group by 48.4% in the third quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,202,219 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,723,000 after buying an additional 718,147 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Frontier Group by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,196,472 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,347,000 after buying an additional 8,946 shares during the period. Finally, Par Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Frontier Group by 1.2% during the second quarter. Par Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,181,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,917,000 after acquiring an additional 25,000 shares in the last quarter.

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.