Frontier Group (ULCC) Competitors

South Bow (NYSE:SOBO) and Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the media favor SOBO or ULCC?

In the previous week, Frontier Group had 13 more articles in the media than South Bow. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Frontier Group and 8 mentions for South Bow. South Bow's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Frontier Group's score of 0.52 indicating that South Bow is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
South Bow	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Frontier Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SOBO or ULCC?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
South Bow	$2.12B	2.59	$384.88M	$1.85	14.29
Frontier Group	$3.78B	0.32	$85M	$0.36	14.96

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SOBO or ULCC?

Frontier Group received 42 more outperform votes than South Bow when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 36.22% of users gave Frontier Group an outperform vote while only 26.67% of users gave South Bow an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
South Bow	Outperform Votes 4 26.67%	Underperform Votes 11 73.33%
Frontier Group	Outperform Votes 46 36.22%	Underperform Votes 81 63.78%

Is SOBO or ULCC more profitable?

Frontier Group has a net margin of 2.25% compared to South Bow's net margin of 0.00%. Frontier Group's return on equity of 9.83% beat South Bow's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
South Bow	N/A	N/A	N/A
Frontier Group	2.25%	9.83%	0.93%

Do analysts rate SOBO or ULCC?

South Bow presently has a consensus price target of $25.67, indicating a potential downside of 2.91%. Frontier Group has a consensus price target of $7.58, indicating a potential upside of 40.82%. Given Frontier Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Frontier Group is more favorable than South Bow.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
South Bow	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Frontier Group	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Frontier Group beats South Bow on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.