Standard Motor Products (SMP) Competitors

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

Is DAN or SMP more profitable?

Standard Motor Products has a net margin of 2.56% compared to Dana's net margin of -0.55%. Standard Motor Products' return on equity of 10.42% beat Dana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dana	-0.55%	6.70%	1.32%
Standard Motor Products	2.56%	10.42%	5.07%

Is DAN or SMP a better dividend stock?

Dana pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Standard Motor Products pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Dana pays out -102.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Standard Motor Products pays out 76.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DAN or SMP?

96.8% of Dana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of Standard Motor Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Dana shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Standard Motor Products shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, DAN or SMP?

Dana has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standard Motor Products has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DAN or SMP?

Dana received 256 more outperform votes than Standard Motor Products when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.09% of users gave Standard Motor Products an outperform vote while only 59.63% of users gave Dana an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dana	Outperform Votes 545 59.63%	Underperform Votes 369 40.37%
Standard Motor Products	Outperform Votes 289 65.09%	Underperform Votes 155 34.91%

Which has better earnings & valuation, DAN or SMP?

Dana has higher revenue and earnings than Standard Motor Products. 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
Dana	$10.28B	0.22	$38M	-$0.39	-40.29
Standard Motor Products	$1.36B	0.49	$34.15M	$1.62	19.10

Does the media refer more to DAN or SMP?

In the previous week, Dana had 8 more articles in the media than Standard Motor Products. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Dana and 2 mentions for Standard Motor Products. Dana's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Standard Motor Products' score of 0.00 indicating that Dana is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dana	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Standard Motor Products	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer DAN or SMP?

Dana currently has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.73%. Standard Motor Products has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.71%. Given Standard Motor Products' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Standard Motor Products is more favorable than Dana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dana	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Standard Motor Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Standard Motor Products beats Dana on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.