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

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of -0.150-0.050 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of -0.090.

Frontier Group Price Performance

Shares of Frontier Group stock traded down $0.20 during trading on Friday, reaching $6.28. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 213,353 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,153,562. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $5.71 and a 200-day moving average price of $5.42. Frontier Group has a 12-month low of $3.02 and a 12-month high of $8.40. The company has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.52 and a beta of 2.64. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.77.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.24. Frontier Group had a positive return on equity of 1.06% and a negative net margin of 8.93%. The company had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.34) earnings per share. Frontier Group’s quarterly revenue was up 52.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Frontier Group will post -0.53 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ULCC. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Frontier Group from $7.00 to $6.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 24th. Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of Frontier Group from $6.00 to $6.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Zacks Research lowered Frontier Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Barclays dropped their target price on Frontier Group from $7.00 to $5.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Frontier Group in a research note on Wednesday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Frontier Group currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $6.36.

Insider Activity at Frontier Group

In related news, SVP Steve Schuller sold 10,000 shares of Frontier Group stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.55, for a total value of $75,500.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 87,175 shares in the company, valued at $658,171.25. The trade was a 10.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Trevor Stedke sold 167,277 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.03, for a total transaction of $1,343,234.31. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 342,520 shares of company stock worth $2,735,529. Company insiders own 48.00% of the company’s stock.

Frontier Group Company Profile

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc is the parent company of Frontier Airlines, an ultra-low-cost passenger airline headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company operates a low-fare, point-to-point air transportation business, primarily serving leisure travelers and price-conscious customers.

Frontier Airlines offers scheduled flights to destinations across the United States, as well as selected locations in the Caribbean and Latin America. Its business model emphasizes low base fares with additional charges for optional services such as checked baggage, seat selection, priority boarding and other travel-related products.

Frontier Airlines traces its roots to 1994 and has expanded its network through a fleet focused largely on Airbus narrow-body aircraft.