Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Standard Motor Products in a report issued on Thursday, May 1st. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now expects that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $0.99 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.18. The consensus estimate for Standard Motor Products' current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Standard Motor Products' Q3 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS.
Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The auto parts company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.37. The company had revenue of $413.38 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $394.38 million. Standard Motor Products had a return on equity of 10.42% and a net margin of 2.56%. Standard Motor Products's revenue was up 24.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.45 earnings per share.
Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Standard Motor Products from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd.
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Standard Motor Products Price Performance
Shares of NYSE SMP opened at $27.85 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company's 50-day moving average price is $25.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $29.51. Standard Motor Products has a 52 week low of $21.38 and a 52 week high of $35.92. The stock has a market cap of $633.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.19 and a beta of 0.57.
Standard Motor Products Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.45%. This is a positive change from Standard Motor Products's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. Standard Motor Products's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 88.57%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Standard Motor Products news, EVP Dale Burks sold 11,005 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.20, for a total transaction of $299,336.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 56,860 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,546,592. This trade represents a 16.22 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 5.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Standard Motor Products
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new position in Standard Motor Products in the 3rd quarter valued at $3,876,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Standard Motor Products in the fourth quarter valued at $2,710,000. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in Standard Motor Products by 21.1% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 497,258 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $15,405,000 after buying an additional 86,640 shares during the period. Algert Global LLC acquired a new stake in Standard Motor Products in the 4th quarter worth about $2,524,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Standard Motor Products by 26.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 331,078 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $10,257,000 after buying an additional 69,717 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.26% of the company's stock.
About Standard Motor Products
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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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