NASDAQ: ULCC

Frontier (ULCC) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$5.68−0.18 (−3.1%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

Frontier draws several analyst actions this week. Morgan Stanley's Ravi Shanker maintains a Hold with an $8.00 price target, citing quarterly revenue of $1.28 billion against a GAAP net loss of $90 million. Citi also issues a Hold, noting negative corporate insider sentiment and recent insider selling activity, while Susquehanna lowers its price target to $6.00 from $7.00 while keeping a Neutral rating. A separate technical piece describes institutional trading strategies around the stock, citing an overweight bias across time horizons.

Frontier closes at $5.68, down 3.1% on the day, sitting between its 50-day average of $6.17 and 200-day average of $5.39. The GekkoIndex reads 63.9, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Price sits 9.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $6.25. Over the past six months the stock has returned 51.9%, though the three-month return is -11.3% and the one-month return is 1.1%. The 52-week range spans $3.02 to $8.40.

Earnings are scheduled for 4 November 2026, 23 days away, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 5.1% return over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 3 of them. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Analyst coverage from 7 firms shows 4 Hold and 3 Sell ratings, with a consensus target of $6.33 implying 11.4% upside. The typical 20-day move for the stock runs 14.7%, worth noting given the approaching earnings date.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Frontier price vs fair value

$6.25$5.68Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $5.68200-day averageGekko Fair Value $6.25

Frontier quick facts

Market cap
$1.31B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
11.7
EPS, TTM
−$1.68
Revenue, TTM
$4.15B
Profit margin
-9.3%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
2.65
Volume
1.91M avg 2.48M
1-year return
+37.2%
Typical daily move
±5.3%
Typical 20-day move
±14.7%
50-day average
$6.17
200-day average
$5.39
Next earnings
Nov 4
Shares outstanding
230.2M
52-week range
$3.02$8.40

Frontier swing-trade checklist

Frontier scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

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

3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $5.68 sits between the 50-day ($6.17) and 200-day ($5.39) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    63.9, Accumulation

    Reading 63.9 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    9.1% below

    Price is 9.1% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 23 days

    Reports on Nov 4, 2026, 23 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +5.1% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +5.1% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

    See seasonality

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Frontier stock chart and price history

Frontier closed at $5.68 on Oct 12, 2026, +37.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $3.02 to $8.40.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Frontier share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$3$4$5$7$8NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct5.68

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+1.1%
3 months
−11.3%
6 months
+51.9%
1 year
+37.2%
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About Frontier

Frontier runs passenger flights under an ultra-low-cost model, moving travelers between roughly 120 airports across the United States and other destinations in the Americas. The airline is best known for this no-frills, budget-focused approach to flying rather than for added onboard extras.

Bookings and customer service are handled directly rather than through third parties, with passengers reaching Frontier through its website, its mobile app, or its call center. As of the end of 2021, the carrier flew a fleet of 110 single-aisle Airbus jets, made up of 16 A320ceos, 73 A320neos, and 21 A321ceos, all configured for short- and medium-haul routes typical of a low-cost network.

Frontier was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker ULCC.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Transportation
Industry
Airlines
Website
flyfrontier.com

Frontier GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Frontier’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 63.9, in the Accumulation zone, up 8.4 points over five sessions.

010063.9Accumulation

Up 8.4 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying62+0.6%−2.8%+0.8%+25.0%
Accumulation (current zone)239−0.5%+0.3%+1.0%+8.2%
Neutral321+2.3%+3.6%+4.8%+3.8%
Distribution59−1.3%+0.2%+3.1%−4.2%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average ULCC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Frontier stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Frontier trades 9.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $6.25, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

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

$6.25

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

9.1% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 15.8% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$6$6Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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Frontier insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Frontier, 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 ULCC 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 ULCC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Frontier has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Mar 31, 2024
$2.00M
As a share of market cap
0.15%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Dec 31

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold ULCC.

0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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Frontier earnings: next date and track record

Frontier reports on Nov 4, 2026 (23 days away).

Frontier stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Frontier is $6.33, +11.4% from the last close, from 7 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$6.33consensus 12-month target, +11.4% from the last close
Low $4High $9
Buy0
Hold4
Sell3

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 7 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Oct 8Morgan StanleyHold, reiterated$8+40.8%
Oct 7SusquehannaHold, reiterated$6+5.6%
Oct 6CitiHold, maintained$9+58.5%
Oct 5Bank of America SecuritiesSell, maintained$4−29.6%
Sep 28BarclaysSell, maintained$5−12.0%
+1.0%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+5.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±5.3%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.

Frontier seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Frontier averaged +5.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+5.3%2021+37.2%2022−25.4%2023+10.1%2024−0.5%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−0.2%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days−0.4%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+1.8%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days+5.1%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days+0.5%1 of 5

For scale, ULCC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 14.7%.

Frontier market cap and key statistics

Frontier’s market cap is $1.31B and revenue of $4.15B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.31B
Forward P/E
11.7
EPS, TTM
−$1.68
Gekko Fair Value
$6.25

Trading

Volume
1.91M
Avg volume, 20 days
2.48M
52-week high
$8.40
52-week low
$3.02
Shares outstanding
230.2M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$4.15B
Profit margin
-9.3%
Return on equity
-120.2%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+1.0%

Risk and income

Beta
2.65
Typical daily move
±5.3%
Typical 20-day move
±14.7%

Frontier peers

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

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
DALDelta Air Lines−1.2%Accumulation11.7% below
UALUnited Airlines−1.3%Accumulation38.1% below
LUVSouthwest Airlines−1.1%Accumulation9.0% below
AALAmerican Airlines−0.3%Accumulation39.7% below
CPACopa+2.0%Neutral10.6% below
ALKAlaska Air−2.0%Accumulation20.2% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Frontier stock FAQ

What is Frontier’s market cap?

Frontier’s market cap is $1.31B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $5.68, with 230.2M shares outstanding.

What is the Frontier stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Frontier is $6.33, +11.4% from the last close. Of the 7 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 3 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Frontier stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Frontier is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $5.68 is 9.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $6.25. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Frontier report earnings next?

Frontier is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026 (23 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$0.06 per share on revenue of $1.29B.

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

Frontier’s 52-week high is $8.40 and its 52-week low is $3.02; it closed at $5.68 on Oct 12, 2026, +37.2% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $17.50 on Nov 8, 2021.

Is Frontier stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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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