Standard Motor Products (SMP) Competitors

Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) and Dana (NYSE:DAN) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media prefer SMP or DAN?

In the previous week, Standard Motor Products had 2 more articles in the media than Dana. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Standard Motor Products and 2 mentions for Dana. Dana's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Standard Motor Products' score of 0.32 indicating that Dana is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Standard Motor Products	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dana	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SMP or DAN?

81.3% of Standard Motor Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Dana shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Standard Motor Products shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Dana shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SMP or DAN more profitable?

Standard Motor Products has a net margin of 2.02% compared to Dana's net margin of -0.35%. Standard Motor Products' return on equity of 12.12% beat Dana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Standard Motor Products	2.02%	12.12%	4.85%
Dana	-0.35%	7.96%	1.52%

Do analysts prefer SMP or DAN?

Dana has a consensus price target of $20.43, suggesting a potential upside of 14.45%. Given Dana's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dana is more favorable than Standard Motor Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Standard Motor Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Dana	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SMP or DAN?

Standard Motor Products has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dana. Dana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standard Motor Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Standard Motor Products	$1.46B	0.50	$27.50M	$1.40	23.88
Dana	$10.28B	0.25	-$57M	-$0.24	-74.38

Is SMP or DAN a better dividend stock?

Standard Motor Products pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Dana pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Standard Motor Products pays out 88.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dana pays out -166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Standard Motor Products has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Standard Motor Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SMP or DAN?

Standard Motor Products has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dana has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Standard Motor Products beats Dana on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.