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Standard Motor Products (SMP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$25.70 -0.49 (-1.87%)
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Standard Motor Products Short Interest Data

Standard Motor Products (SMP) has a short interest of 524,300 shares, representing 2.53% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -26.61% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.2, indicating that it would take 4.2 days of the average trading volume of 145,528 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
524,300 shares
Previous Short Interest
714,400 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-26.61%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$14.96 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
February 28, 2025
Outstanding Shares
21,862,000 shares
Float Size
20,740,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.53%
Today's Trading Volume
218,753 shares
Average Trading Volume
145,528 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
150%
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Standard Motor Products Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
2/28/2025524,300 shares $14.96 million -26.6%2.5%4.2 $28.54
2/15/2025714,400 shares $21.94 million +30.1%3.5%6.6 $30.71
1/31/2025549,000 shares $17.03 million +1.7%2.7%4.9 $31.02
1/15/2025540,000 shares $16.79 million +6.4%2.6%4.3 $31.09
12/31/2024507,500 shares $15.72 million -9.3%2.5%3.9 $30.98
12/15/2024559,500 shares $18.77 million +21.6%2.7%4 $33.54
11/30/2024460,200 shares $15.13 million -30.7%2.2%2.7 $32.88
11/15/2024663,700 shares $22.01 million +64.1%3.2%3.9 $33.17
10/31/2024404,400 shares $13.02 million -8.8%2.0%2.3 $32.19
10/15/2024443,500 shares $13.79 million -6.2%2.2%2.5 $31.10
9/30/2024472,800 shares $15.69 million -43.8%2.3%2.7 $33.19
9/15/2024841,400 shares $27.96 million +7.6%4.1%4.7 $33.23
8/31/2024782,200 shares $25.27 million -15.6%3.8%4.4 $32.31
8/15/2024926,900 shares $28.08 million +66.1%4.5%5.2 $30.29
7/31/2024557,900 shares $18.26 million +18.3%2.7%3.2 $32.73
7/15/2024471,500 shares $14.12 million +21.0%2.3%2.8 $29.95
6/30/2024389,700 shares $10.81 million -38.5%1.9%2.5 $27.73
6/15/2024633,600 shares $17.54 million +10.2%3.1%4.2 $27.68
5/31/2024574,900 shares $17.66 million -13.9%2.9%4.5 $30.71
5/15/2024667,500 shares $21.18 million +96.3%3.4%4.7 $31.73
4/30/2024340,100 shares $10.92 million -2.0%1.8%2.4 $32.10
4/15/2024347,200 shares $11.14 million -5.9%1.8%2.6 $32.08
3/31/2024368,800 shares $12.37 million -10.4%2.0%2.8 $33.55
3/15/2024411,700 shares $12.88 million -0.4%2.2%3.2 $31.29
2/29/2024413,500 shares $13.14 million -34.6%2.2%2.4 $31.78
2/15/2024632,400 shares $26.03 million +45.1%3.4%3.7 $41.16
1/31/2024435,800 shares $17.61 million -27.6%2.3%2.5 $40.40
1/15/2024602,000 shares $23.53 million -1.6%3.2%3.1 $39.09
12/31/2023611,800 shares $24.36 million +22.4%3.3%3 $39.81
12/15/2023499,800 shares $20.03 million +33.8%2.7%2.5 $40.08
11/30/2023373,600 shares $13.44 million +42.5%2.0%2.3 $35.97
11/15/2023262,100 shares $9.38 million -28.5%1.4%1.7 $35.80
10/31/2023366,300 shares $12.79 million -8.0%2.0%2.6 $34.93
10/15/2023398,000 shares $12.78 million +6.2%2.1%3.2 $32.11
9/30/2023374,700 shares $12.60 million +1.2%2.0%3.6 $33.62
9/15/2023370,400 shares $12.52 million +83.0%2.0%3.7 $33.81
8/31/2023202,400 shares $7.49 million +7.4%1.1%2.4 $37.03
8/15/2023188,500 shares $6.86 million +19.4%1.0%2.3 $36.41
7/31/2023157,900 shares $6.03 million -13.1%0.9%2 $38.17
7/15/2023181,700 shares $6.96 million -5.6%1.0%2.2 $38.31
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6/30/2023192,400 shares $7.22 million +11.7%1.0%2.3 $37.54
6/15/2023172,300 shares $6.41 million -16.9%0.9%1.9 $37.21
5/31/2023207,400 shares $7.33 million -1.1%1.1%1.9 $35.36
5/15/2023209,800 shares $7.53 million -14.9%1.1%1.9 $35.87
4/30/2023246,500 shares $8.88 million -4.6%1.3%2.1 $36.01
4/15/2023258,500 shares $9.37 million -5.6%1.4%2.3 $36.23
3/31/2023273,900 shares $10.11 million -12.0%1.5%2.5 $36.91
3/15/2023311,400 shares $11.00 million +15.9%1.7%2.9 $35.34
2/28/2023268,600 shares $10.47 million -5.9%1.4%2.9 $38.97
2/15/2023285,400 shares $11.59 million +32.9%1.5%3.2 $40.60
1/31/2023214,800 shares $8.69 million -29.9%1.1%2.2 $40.46
1/15/2023306,600 shares $11.48 million -7.3%1.6%2.9 $37.43
12/30/2022330,600 shares $11.50 million +6.9%1.7%3 $34.80
12/15/2022309,400 shares $10.98 million +2.5%1.6%2.6 $35.50
11/30/2022301,900 shares $11.60 million -26.3%1.6%2.5 $38.41
11/15/2022409,700 shares $16.68 million +13.6%2.1%3.3 $40.72
10/31/2022360,700 shares $13.68 million +0.8%1.9%3 $37.93
10/15/2022357,800 shares $12.51 million -6.0%1.9%2.9 $34.95
9/30/2022380,600 shares $12.37 million +11.3%2.0%3.2 $32.50
9/15/2022342,000 shares $11.70 million -8.9%1.8%2.9 $34.20
8/31/2022375,300 shares $13.77 million +28.1%2.0%3.1 $36.70
8/15/2022292,900 shares $11.89 million +12.2%1.5%2.3 $40.58
7/31/2022261,100 shares $11.94 million -11.3%1.4%2 $45.74
7/15/2022294,300 shares $13.43 million +10.1%1.6%2.5 $45.65
6/30/2022267,200 shares $12.02 million +5.1%1.4%2.3 $44.99
6/15/2022254,200 shares $10.50 million -12.4%1.3%2.2 $41.30
5/31/2022290,100 shares $11.59 million -18.8%1.5%2.7 $39.95
5/15/2022357,300 shares $13.81 million +29.7%1.9%3.5 $38.65
4/30/2022275,500 shares $11.76 million +5.4%1.4%3 $42.68
4/15/2022261,400 shares $11.02 million -5.6%1.4%2.9 $42.15
3/31/2022276,900 shares $11.95 million +11.3%1.5%3 $43.14
3/15/2022248,700 shares $11.13 million +15.3%1.3%2.7 $44.74
2/28/2022215,700 shares $9.43 million -6.6%1.1%2.3 $43.71
2/15/2022231,000 shares $11.10 million +28.2%1.2%2.5 $48.06
1/31/2022180,200 shares $8.63 million +10.5%0.9%2.1 $47.87
1/15/2022163,100 shares $8.48 million -0.9%0.9%1.8 $52.02
12/31/2021164,500 shares $8.62 million -33.1%0.9%1.8 $52.39
12/15/2021245,700 shares $13.02 million -4.1%1.3%2.7 $53.00
11/30/2021256,300 shares $12.83 million -1.4%1.3%2.6 $50.04
11/15/2021259,900 shares $13.84 million -3.8%1.4%2.6 $53.24
10/29/2021270,100 shares $12.94 million -10.9%1.4%2.5 $47.90
10/15/2021303,100 shares $14.46 million -15.4%1.6%2.9 $47.71
9/30/2021358,200 shares $15.66 million +7.2%1.9%3.3 $43.71
9/15/2021334,300 shares $13.85 million +0.9%1.7%2.9 $41.42
8/31/2021331,200 shares $14.21 million +29.2%1.7%2.9 $42.89
8/13/2021256,300 shares $11.18 million -18.2%1.3%2.1 $43.63
7/30/2021313,200 shares $13.08 million -1.1%1.6%2.5 $41.76
7/15/2021316,700 shares $13.78 million +19.6%1.6%2.4 $43.52
6/30/2021264,700 shares $11.47 million -38.2%1.4%2.1 $43.35
6/15/2021428,400 shares $20.19 million +10.1%2.2%3 $47.14
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5/28/2021389,000 shares $17.51 million +25.9%2.0%2.6 $45.02
5/14/2021308,900 shares $14.36 million -19.8%1.6%2 $46.50
4/30/2021385,300 shares $16.72 million +20.9%2.0%2.3 $43.39
4/15/2021318,700 shares $13.59 million -2.3%1.6%2 $42.64
3/31/2021326,100 shares $14.24 million +15.5%1.7%1.9 $43.66
3/15/2021282,300 shares $12.58 million +3.1%1.5%1.6 $44.57
2/26/2021273,900 shares $11.38 million +53.2%1.4%1.6 $41.54
2/12/2021178,800 shares $7.64 million -22.5%0.9%1.1 $42.75
1/29/2021230,600 shares $9.11 million +30.7%1.2%1.5 $39.50
1/15/2021176,400 shares $7.55 million -16.8%0.9%1.2 $42.78
12/31/2020212,000 shares $8.60 million +3.4%1.1%1.4 $40.55
12/15/2020205,000 shares $10.62 million -15.7%1.1%1.5 $51.80
11/30/2020243,200 shares $11.37 million +111.5%1.2%2.1 $46.74
11/15/2020115,000 shares $5.41 million -37.7%0.6%1 $47.00
10/30/2020184,500 shares $8.59 million -21.2%0.9%1.6 $46.56
10/15/2020234,000 shares $10.99 million -25.3%1.2%2 $46.96
9/30/2020313,300 shares $13.99 million -11.0%1.6%0 $44.65
9/15/2020352,200 shares $16.91 million +23.7%1.8%2.6 $48.00
8/31/2020284,800 shares $12.94 million -11.6%1.5%2.1 $45.44
8/14/2020322,000 shares $15.28 million -17.7%1.7%2.3 $47.44
7/31/2020391,400 shares $17.80 million +2.8%2.0%2.8 $45.48
7/15/2020380,800 shares $14.92 million -14.9%2.0%2.8 $39.19
6/30/2020447,700 shares $18.40 million +21.2%2.3%3.4 $41.10
6/15/2020369,500 shares $14.90 million +4.1%1.9%2.9 $40.33
5/29/2020354,800 shares $14.82 million +3.9%1.8%2.8 $41.77
5/15/2020341,400 shares $12.60 million +2.2%1.8%2.8 $36.92
4/30/2020334,000 shares $13.59 million -10.2%1.7%2.9 $40.69
4/15/2020372,100 shares $15.15 million -12.7%1.9%3.4 $40.71
3/31/2020426,400 shares $17.68 million -8.5%2.2%3.9 $41.47

SMP Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Standard Motor Products' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Standard Motor Products shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 524,300 shares of SMP short. 2.53% of Standard Motor Products' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Standard Motor Products' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Standard Motor Products?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. SMP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Standard Motor Products's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Standard Motor Products?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Standard Motor Products: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Standard Motor Products?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.53% of Standard Motor Products' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Standard Motor Products' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Standard Motor Products saw a drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 524,300 shares, a drop of 26.6% from the previous total of 714,400 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is Standard Motor Products' float size?

Standard Motor Products currently has issued a total of 21,862,000 shares. Some of Standard Motor Products' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Standard Motor Products currently has a public float of 20,740,000 shares.

How does Standard Motor Products' short interest compare to its competitors?

2.53% of Standard Motor Products' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Standard Motor Products: LCI Industries (6.84%), Dana Incorporated (4.06%), Gentherm Incorporated (2.72%), American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (9.35%), Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd (3.86%), Stoneridge, Inc. (1.67%), Superior Industries International, Inc. (0.61%), Aptiv PLC (4.46%), Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (2.12%), BorgWarner Inc. (5.86%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Standard Motor Products stock?

Short selling SMP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Standard Motor Products as its price is falling. SMP shares are trading down $0.47 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Standard Motor Products?

A short squeeze for Standard Motor Products occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SMP, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Standard Motor Products' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including SMP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.




This page (NYSE:SMP) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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