Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Standard Motor Products in a report issued on Monday, April 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $1.09 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.08. 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' FY2026 earnings at $4.25 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.27 EPS.
Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The auto parts company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $343.35 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $292.50 million. Standard Motor Products had a return on equity of 10.42% and a net margin of 2.56%.
Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Standard Motor Products from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd.
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Standard Motor Products Price Performance
Shares of SMP stock traded up $0.38 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $23.74. 185,611 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 163,188. The company's 50 day moving average price is $26.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.97. The company has a market cap of $519.07 million, a P/E ratio of 14.66 and a beta of 0.57. Standard Motor Products has a 12 month low of $21.38 and a 12 month high of $35.92. 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 Investors Weigh In On Standard Motor Products
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Inspire Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Standard Motor Products by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 12,896 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 383 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its stake in Standard Motor Products by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 9,421 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $292,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Standard Motor Products by 20.6% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,651 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 453 shares during the period. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC raised its position in Standard Motor Products by 1.6% during the first quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 29,228 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $729,000 after buying an additional 463 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in Standard Motor Products by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 11,900 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $369,000 after acquiring an additional 469 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.26% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, EVP Dale Burks sold 11,005 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.20, for a total transaction of $299,336.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 56,860 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,546,592. This trade represents a 16.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 5.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Standard Motor Products Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. Standard Motor Products's payout ratio is currently 100.81%.
Standard Motor Products Company Profile
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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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