NYSE: FRO

Frontline (FRO) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$48.10+0.37 (+0.8%)

Gekko Brief

Frontline closed at $48.10 on 28 September 2026, +0.8% on the day. The price sits above both the 50-day ($43.63) and 200-day ($35.51) moving averages, inside a 52-week range of $20.47 to $54.91. The GekkoIndex reads 54.9, in the Neutral zone, up 7.7 points over five sessions. Gekko Fair Value is $46.48, so the price is 3.5% above it.

The next earnings report is due on 30 November 2026, 62 days away (before open). Over the last 8 reports the company beat the earnings estimate 2 times, with an average move of 3.8% across the report. Over the last 30 days there was 1 unusual options signal. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days from this point averaged +5.9% over the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

4 firms rate the stock: 1 buy, 2 hold and 1 sell, with a consensus target of $50.75. A typical daily move is about 4.2%, and a typical 20-day move about 8.5%. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 items read supportive and 0 read as a headwind.

Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Frontline price vs fair value

$48.10$46.48Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $48.10200-day averageGekko Fair Value $46.48

Frontline quick facts

Market cap
$10.71B
P/E ratio
7.2
Forward P/E
10
EPS, TTM
$6.67
Revenue, TTM
$2.71B
Profit margin
54.8%
Dividend yield
11.30%
Beta
0.06
Volume
3.35M avg 3.82M
1-year return
+108.2%
Typical daily move
±4.2%
Typical 20-day move
±8.5%
50-day average
$43.63
200-day average
$35.51
Next earnings
Nov 30 before open
Shares outstanding
222.6M
52-week range
$20.47$54.91

Frontline swing-trade checklist

Frontline scores 4 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $48.10 is above the 50-day ($43.63) and 200-day ($35.51) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    54.9, Neutral

    Reading 54.9 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valuemixed

    3.5% above

    Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (3.5% above).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.

    See smart money
  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 62 days

    Next report Nov 30, 2026, 62 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +5.9% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +5.9% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

    See seasonality

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Frontline stock chart and price history

Frontline closed at $48.10 on Sep 28, 2026, +108.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $20.47 to $54.91.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Frontline share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$20$30$40NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep48.10

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+9.9%
3 months
+35.7%
6 months
+42.9%
1 year
+108.2%
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About Frontline

Frontline transports oil and refined petroleum products across global sea routes, owning and running a fleet of tankers that includes very large crude carriers, Suezmax vessels, and LR2/Aframax ships. It is recognized for operating this mixed fleet, which as of the end of 2025 numbered 80 vessels in total, split between 41 VLCCs, 21 Suezmax tankers, and 18 LR2/Aframax tankers.

Beyond running its own vessels, Frontline also takes part in chartering ships out, and buying and selling tankers as part of its fleet management. Its business centers on moving crude oil and product cargoes for customers who need seaborne transport on a global scale.

Frontline was established in 1985 and operates out of Limassol, Cyprus. Its shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker FRO.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Transportation
Industry
Marine shipping
Website
frontlineplc.cy

Frontline GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Frontline’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 54.9, in the Neutral zone, up 7.7 points over five sessions.

010054.9Neutral

Up 7.7 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying29−1.5%−1.6%+2.3%+7.3%
Accumulation177+1.4%+2.9%+3.5%+10.5%
Neutral (current zone)409+0.8%+1.4%+3.3%+5.5%
Distribution55+0.1%+0.8%+1.1%+5.7%
Selling2Too few readings yet

Average FRO share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →

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Is Frontline stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Frontline trades 3.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $46.48, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Frontline shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$46.48

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026

3.5% above fair value · About fair value

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Frontline insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Frontline, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for FRO in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in FRO were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Frontline has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, year ended Dec 31, 2016
$17K
As a share of market cap
0.00%

From company filings.

Unusual options activity last 30 days

1signal, 96% of the flagged premium in calls.

Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 11, $304K in unusual premium.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold FRO.

0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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Frontline earnings: next date and track record

Frontline reports on Nov 30, 2026, before the open (62 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports.

2 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.8%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+6.0%Feb ’25+9.1%May ’25+0.8%Aug ’25−0.1%Nov ’25−2.8%Nov ’25+6.3%Feb ’26−4.9%May ’26+0.1%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 28, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Frontline reported its best quarter ever with Q2 2026 profit of $659M ($2.96/share) and adjusted profit of $580M ($2.61/share), up $235M from prior quarter. VLCC TCE reached $153K/day, Suezmax $111K/day, and LR2/Aframax $92.4K/day. The company holds $1.2B liquidity, reduced weighted average interest rate margin by 52bps to 126bps, and maintains a young 6.6-year average fleet age with 100% eco vessels.
Guidance
Q3 bookings show VLCCs at $157K/day (86% booked), Suezmax at $117K/day (79% booked), and LR2s at $81K/day (70% booked). Fleet cash breakeven averages $23.9K/day over next 12 months. No meaningful debt maturities until 2030.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 28, 2026$0.36
est $2.61
−86.2%$753.3M
est $758.9M
−0.7%+0.1%
May 22, 2026$2.51
est $2.44
+2.9%$536.5M
est $579.6M
−7.4%−4.9%
Feb 27, 2026$1.03
est $1.15
−10.4%$424.5M
est $457.1M
−7.1%+6.3%
Nov 28, 2025$0.19
est $0.23
−17.4%$432.7M
est $262.1M
+65.1%−2.8%
Nov 21, 2025$0.18
est $0.27
−32.6%$248.2M
est $262.1M
−5.3%−0.1%
Aug 29, 2025$0.36
est $0.42
−14.3%$283.0M
est $307.4M
−8.0%+0.8%
May 23, 2025$0.18
est $0.19
−4.6%$248.1M
est $255.5M
−2.9%+9.1%
Feb 28, 2025$0.30
est $0.20
+50.0%$425.6M
est $255.5M
+66.6%+6.0%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Frontline stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Frontline is $50.75, +5.5% from the last close, from 4 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$50.75consensus 12-month target, +5.5% from the last close
Low $39.15High $70
Buy1
Hold2
Sell1

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 4 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 18BTIGBuy, reiterated$70+45.5%
Sep 14BTIGBuy, maintained$55+14.3%
Aug 31Nordea MarketsHold, downgraded——
Aug 31Evercore ISIHold, maintained$41−14.8%
Aug 21Danske BankSell, downgraded$39.15−18.6%
+3.3%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+5.9%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Frontline seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Frontline averaged +5.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−0.3%2021+18.0%2022+18.6%2023−13.5%2024+4.5%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+1.3%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days+3.3%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+5.9%4 of 5
Next 20 trading days+5.9%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days+3.3%3 of 5

For scale, FRO’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.5%.

Frontline market cap and key statistics

Frontline’s market cap is $10.71B, with a P/E ratio of 7.2 and revenue of $2.71B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$10.71B
P/E ratio
7.2
Forward P/E
10
EPS, TTM
$6.67
Gekko Fair Value
$46.48

Trading

Volume
3.35M
Avg volume, 20 days
3.82M
52-week high
$54.91
52-week low
$20.47
Shares outstanding
222.6M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$2.71B
Profit margin
54.8%
Return on equity
53.8%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+750.0%

Risk and income

Beta
0.06
Typical daily move
±4.2%
Typical 20-day move
±8.5%
Dividend yield
11.30%

Frontline peers

Frontline’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
KEXKirby+1.8%Accumulation31.7% below
MATXMatson+1.3%Neutral7.2% above
CMBTCMB.TECH−1.2%Neutral1.9% above
INSWInternational Seaways+0.6%Neutral12.3% below
HAFNHafnia−0.1%Neutral33.5% below
STNGScorpio Tankers+0.9%Neutral35.4% below

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In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Frontline stock FAQ

What is Frontline’s market cap?

Frontline’s market cap is $10.71B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $48.10, with 222.6M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 7.2.

What is the Frontline stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Frontline is $50.75, +5.5% from the last close. Of the 4 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Frontline stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Frontline is about fair value: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $48.10 is 3.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $46.48. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Frontline report earnings next?

Frontline is expected to report on Nov 30, 2026, before the market opens (62 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.56 per share on revenue of $671.4M. Frontline beat the earnings estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.8% on average across the report.

What is Frontline’s 52-week high and low?

Frontline’s 52-week high is $54.91 and its 52-week low is $20.47; it closed at $48.10 on Sep 28, 2026, +108.2% over the past year.

Is Frontline stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend, smart money, earnings risk and seasonality), 2 as mixed (gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

Is there unusual options activity in Frontline?

Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Frontline over the last 30 days, with $291K of flagged premium in calls and $13K in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 11, 2026 with $304K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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