Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC – Get Free Report) and International Consolidated Airlines Group (OTCMKTS:BABWF – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Frontier Group and International Consolidated Airlines Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Frontier Group | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
International Consolidated Airlines Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Frontier Group presently has a consensus target price of $5.77, suggesting a potential downside of 16.50%. Given Frontier Group’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Frontier Group is more favorable than International Consolidated Airlines Group.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Frontier Group and International Consolidated Airlines Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Frontier Group | $3.59 billion | 0.43 | -$11.00 million | ($0.29) | -23.83 |
International Consolidated Airlines Group | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.38 | 6.96 |
International Consolidated Airlines Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Frontier Group. Frontier Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Consolidated Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Frontier Group and International Consolidated Airlines Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Frontier Group | -1.77% | -4.09% | -0.40% |
International Consolidated Airlines Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
International Consolidated Airlines Group beats Frontier Group on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Frontier Group
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc., provides low-fare passenger airline services to leisure travelers in the United States and Latin America. The company sells its products through direct distribution channels, including its website, mobile app, and contact centers. As of December 31, 2023, it had a fleet of 136 Airbus single-aisle aircrafts. Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
About International Consolidated Airlines Group
International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of passenger and cargo transportation services in the United Kingdom, Spain, the United States, and rest of the world. It also provides aircraft leasing, aircraft maintenance, tour operation, air freight operations, call centre, ground handling, trustee, retail, IT, finance, procurement, storage and custody, aircraft technical assistance, human resources support, and airport infrastructure development services; and manages airline loyalty programmes. The company operates under the British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, Aer Lingus, and LEVEL brands. It operates a fleet of 582 aircrafts. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Harmondsworth, United Kingdom.
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