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ULCC vs. AAL, ALGT, JBLU, SNCY, UAL, ALK, DAL, VRRM, GBTG, and PAGP

Should you be buying Frontier Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Frontier Group include American Airlines Group (AAL), Allegiant Travel (ALGT), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), United Airlines (UAL), Alaska Air Group (ALK), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Verra Mobility (VRRM), Global Business Travel Group (GBTG), and Plains GP (PAGP).

Frontier Group vs. Its Competitors

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.

In the previous week, Frontier Group had 3 more articles in the media than American Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Frontier Group and 11 mentions for American Airlines Group. American Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Frontier Group's score of 0.74 indicating that American Airlines Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
American Airlines Group
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Frontier Group
6 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontier Group has a beta of 2.63, suggesting that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.

52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.0% of Frontier Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

American Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Frontier Group. Frontier Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
American Airlines Group$54.21B0.16$846M$0.8016.80
Frontier Group$3.78B0.34$85M-$0.16-34.88

American Airlines Group currently has a consensus price target of $16.94, suggesting a potential upside of 26.05%. Frontier Group has a consensus price target of $5.61, suggesting a potential upside of 0.56%. Given American Airlines Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Frontier Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
American Airlines Group
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
Frontier Group
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

American Airlines Group has a net margin of 1.05% compared to Frontier Group's net margin of -0.87%. Frontier Group's return on equity of -12.56% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American Airlines Group1.05% -24.55% 1.68%
Frontier Group -0.87%-12.56%-1.12%

Summary

American Airlines Group beats Frontier Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ULCC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ULCC vs. The Competition

MetricFrontier GroupTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.12B$8.23B$7.26B$9.76B
Dividend YieldN/A8,199.86%958.41%4.49%
P/E Ratio-34.8810.9713.5926.60
Price / Sales0.342,356.78433.10161.15
Price / Cash8.765.457.9228.92
Price / Book2.512.862.196.56
Net Income$85M$587.12M$571.12M$266.04M
7 Day Performance18.47%0.30%-0.74%-0.89%
1 Month Performance36.43%14.53%4.62%4.34%
1 Year Performance53.30%95.30%11.62%24.06%

Frontier Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ULCC
Frontier Group
1.0594 of 5 stars
$5.58
-0.5%
$5.61
+0.6%
+56.7%$1.12B$3.78B-34.887,938Trending News
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AAL
American Airlines Group
4.1555 of 5 stars
$13.00
-4.1%
$16.82
+29.4%
+26.8%$8.94B$54.21B16.25133,300
ALGT
Allegiant Travel
3.7881 of 5 stars
$59.60
-1.7%
$64.33
+7.9%
+60.4%$1.11B$2.51B-3.745,991Positive News
JBLU
JetBlue Airways
1.9161 of 5 stars
$5.25
-2.4%
$5.16
-1.7%
+8.6%$1.96B$9.28B-4.7722,793Positive News
SNCY
Sun Country Airlines
3.9766 of 5 stars
$12.45
-1.4%
$17.38
+39.6%
+23.0%$673.39M$1.08B11.753,141Positive News
UAL
United Airlines
3.8842 of 5 stars
$102.34
-0.6%
$111.43
+8.9%
+142.0%$33.34B$57.06B10.25107,300Positive News
ALK
Alaska Air Group
4.0886 of 5 stars
$60.02
+0.9%
$68.00
+13.3%
+74.2%$6.86B$11.74B24.4033,941Positive News
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DAL
Delta Air Lines
4.2399 of 5 stars
$60.45
-2.0%
$66.21
+9.5%
+44.6%$40.28B$61.64B8.76100,000Positive News
VRRM
Verra Mobility
2.8336 of 5 stars
$24.96
-2.3%
$27.88
+11.7%
-9.4%$4.07B$879.21M104.001,879Positive News
GBTG
Global Business Travel Group
1.4495 of 5 stars
$8.18
-1.0%
$9.88
+20.8%
+16.9%$3.96B$2.42B-62.8818,000
PAGP
Plains GP
2.6184 of 5 stars
$18.81
-0.8%
$20.88
+11.0%
-0.6%$3.72B$47.80B35.494,100Positive News
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