SMP vs. LCII, DAN, THRM, AXL, SRI, SUP, APTV, ALSN, BWA, and GNTX
Should you be buying Standard Motor Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Standard Motor Products include LCI Industries (LCII), Dana (DAN), Gentherm (THRM), American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL), Stoneridge (SRI), Superior Industries International (SUP), Aptiv (APTV), Allison Transmission (ALSN), BorgWarner (BWA), and Gentex (GNTX). These companies are all part of the "auto parts & equipment" industry.
Standard Motor Products vs.
LCI Industries (NYSE:LCII) and Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and earnings.
LCI Industries received 21 more outperform votes than Standard Motor Products when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.01% of users gave Standard Motor Products an outperform vote while only 62.80% of users gave LCI Industries an outperform vote.
In the previous week, LCI Industries had 3 more articles in the media than Standard Motor Products. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for LCI Industries and 2 mentions for Standard Motor Products. Standard Motor Products' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat LCI Industries' score of 0.33 indicating that Standard Motor Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
LCI Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Standard Motor Products. Standard Motor Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LCI Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
LCI Industries presently has a consensus target price of $111.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.81%. Standard Motor Products has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.63%. Given Standard Motor Products' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Standard Motor Products is more favorable than LCI Industries.
LCI Industries has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standard Motor Products has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.
LCI Industries pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Standard Motor Products pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. LCI Industries pays out 89.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Standard Motor Products pays out 71.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
LCI Industries has a net margin of 3.47% compared to Standard Motor Products' net margin of 2.56%. Standard Motor Products' return on equity of 10.42% beat LCI Industries' return on equity.
99.7% of LCI Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of Standard Motor Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of LCI Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Standard Motor Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
LCI Industries beats Standard Motor Products on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SMP) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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