Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP - Free Report) - Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Standard Motor Products in a research note issued on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now expects that the auto parts company will earn $1.04 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Standard Motor Products' current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Standard Motor Products' Q3 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.69 EPS.
Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The auto parts company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $399.27 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $396.10 million. Standard Motor Products had a return on equity of 10.42% and a net margin of 2.56%. The firm's revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.11 earnings per share.
Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Standard Motor Products from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday.
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Standard Motor Products Trading Down 0.7 %
Shares of SMP stock traded down $0.22 on Wednesday, hitting $31.02. 179,343 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 77,507. Standard Motor Products has a twelve month low of $26.09 and a twelve month high of $41.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $673.77 million, a PE ratio of 19.15 and a beta of 0.52. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $31.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 2.25.
Institutional Trading of Standard Motor Products
Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Standard Motor Products by 153.8% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 906 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 549 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in Standard Motor Products by 147.2% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,031 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 614 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Standard Motor Products by 64.6% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,745 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 685 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Standard Motor Products in the 3rd quarter valued at about $73,000. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new stake in Standard Motor Products during the third quarter worth about $83,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.26% of the company's stock.
Insider Activity
In other Standard Motor Products news, insider Carmine Joseph Broccole sold 913 shares of Standard Motor Products stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.96, for a total transaction of $31,918.48. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 81,241 shares in the company, valued at $2,840,185.36. This trade represents a 1.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Nathan R. Iles sold 1,485 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.97, for a total transaction of $51,930.45. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 29,015 shares in the company, valued at $1,014,654.55. This trade represents a 4.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 11,184 shares of company stock valued at $387,041 in the last quarter. Insiders own 5.00% of the company's stock.
About Standard Motor Products
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Standard Motor Products, Inc manufactures and distributes replacement automotive parts in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Vehicle Control, Temperature Control, and Engineered Solutions segments. The company provides components for the ignition, emissions, and fuel delivery systems, such as air injection and induction components, air management valves, regulators and solenoids, exhaust gas recirculation components, fuel injectors and related components, fuel valves, ignition coils, connectors and sockets, modules, pumps, relays and fuses, starting and charging system parts, and vapor and purge components.
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