Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for SMP Q1 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its Q1 2026 earnings estimate for Standard Motor Products to $0.79 per share, recommending a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock.
• In their last quarterly report, Standard Motor Products surpassed analysts' expectations with an EPS of $1.29 and 26.7% year-over-year revenue growth, totaling $493.85 million.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, representing an annualized yield of 3.2% with a payout ratio of 70.45%.

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Standard Motor Products in a research note issued on Tuesday, October 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the auto parts company will post earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.78. Zacks Research has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Standard Motor Products' current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Standard Motor Products' Q4 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.24 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.42 EPS.

Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The auto parts company reported $1.29 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.32. The company had revenue of $493.85 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $450.21 million. Standard Motor Products had a return on equity of 12.98% and a net margin of 2.39%.The firm's revenue was up 26.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.98 earnings per share.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Standard Motor Products in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen raised Standard Motor Products from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, July 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy".

Standard Motor Products Trading Up 1.9%

SMP opened at $38.92 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $855.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.11 and a beta of 0.67. Standard Motor Products has a 52 week low of $21.38 and a 52 week high of $41.75. The business's 50 day moving average is $39.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $32.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of SMP. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Standard Motor Products by 2,880.9% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 26,351 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $657,000 after acquiring an additional 25,467 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in Standard Motor Products by 144.8% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 25,604 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $638,000 after purchasing an additional 15,146 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new stake in Standard Motor Products in the first quarter valued at $996,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Standard Motor Products by 2.6% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 111,541 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $2,781,000 after purchasing an additional 2,857 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bailard Inc. acquired a new stake in Standard Motor Products in the first quarter valued at $332,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.26% of the company's stock.

Standard Motor Products Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. Standard Motor Products's dividend payout ratio is currently 70.45%.

Standard Motor Products Company Profile

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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