Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Standard Motor Products in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings of $1.09 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.08. 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' FY2026 earnings at $4.25 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.27 EPS.
Separately, StockNews.com cut 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 Stock Down 2.3 %
Shares of SMP stock traded down $0.54 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $23.28. 38,103 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 162,791. The company has a current ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Standard Motor Products has a 1 year low of $21.38 and a 1 year high of $35.92. The firm has a market cap of $508.95 million, a PE ratio of 14.37 and a beta of 0.57. The company's 50 day moving average is $26.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $29.94.
Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The auto parts company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.10. Standard Motor Products had a net margin of 2.56% and a return on equity of 10.42%. The firm had revenue of $343.35 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $292.50 million.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Standard Motor Products
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Inspire Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Standard Motor Products by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 12,896 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 383 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its holdings in shares of Standard Motor Products by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 9,421 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 446 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in Standard Motor Products by 20.6% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,651 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 453 shares during the period. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Standard Motor Products by 1.6% in the first quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 29,228 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $729,000 after purchasing an additional 463 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in Standard Motor Products by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 11,900 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $369,000 after purchasing an additional 469 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.26% of the company's stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, EVP Dale Burks sold 11,005 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.20, for a total value of $299,336.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 56,860 shares in the company, valued at $1,546,592. The trade was a 16.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 5.00% of the company's stock.
Standard Motor Products Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were given a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.98%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. Standard Motor Products's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 100.81%.
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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