Standard Motor Products (SMP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Standard Motor Products, Inc., headquartered in Long Island City, New York, is a leading manufacturer and distributor of aftermarket and original equipment automotive parts. Since its founding in 1919, the company has focused on engineering, testing, and supplying ignition and temperature management products for passenger cars and light trucks. Its product lineup includes ignition coils, spark plug wires, sensors, switches, heating and air conditioning controls, and related electronic components.

The company operates through two primary segments: Engine Management and Temperature Control. The Engine Management segment provides components that monitor and optimize engine performance, emissions, and diagnostic functions. The Temperature Control segment offers heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) parts, encompassing control panels, blower motors, and expansion valves. Manufacturing and research and development activities are conducted in-house, allowing SMP to uphold rigorous quality standards and respond swiftly to evolving regulatory and technological requirements.

Standard Motor Products serves customers across North America and Europe, leveraging a network of manufacturing facilities in the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom, along with multiple distribution centers. This geographic footprint supports a broad customer base of original equipment manufacturers, independent distributors and professional repair shops. The company’s integrated supply chain and logistical capabilities enable efficient order fulfillment and responsive customer service.

Guided by an experienced management team, SMP emphasizes operational excellence, strategic acquisitions and continuous product innovation. Its longstanding relationships with OEMs and aftermarket partners reflect a dedication to reliability and performance. As the automotive industry embraces greater electronic control systems and alternative propulsion technologies, Standard Motor Products continues to invest in new product development to meet future market demands.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.14 to $38.18
• 50-Day Range: $36.10 to $40.54
• 52-Week Range: $29.53 to $46.00
• Volume: 19,844 shs
• Average Volume: 131,531 shs
• Market Capitalization: $832.66 million
• P/E Ratio: 18.35
• Dividend Yield: 3.53%
• Price Target: $49.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Standard Motor Products Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Standard Motor Products scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 16th out of 82 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Standard Motor Products has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Standard Motor Products has a consensus price target of $49.00, representing about 30.6% upside from its current price of $37.52.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Standard Motor Products has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.27%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Standard Motor Products are expected to grow by 12.27% in the coming year, from $4.40 to $4.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Standard Motor Products is 18.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 46.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Standard Motor Products is 18.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 19.01.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Standard Motor Products has a P/B Ratio of 1.18. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.50% of the float of Standard Motor Products has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Standard Motor Products has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.62.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Standard Motor Products has recently increased by 3.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Standard Motor Products pays a meaningful dividend of 3.48%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Standard Motor Products has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Standard Motor Products is 64.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Standard Motor Products will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.72% next year. This indicates that Standard Motor Products will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.77

News Sentiment

Standard Motor Products has a news sentiment score of 1.77. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.36 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Standard Motor Products this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for SMP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Standard Motor Products to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Standard Motor Products insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $306,070.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.00% of the stock of Standard Motor Products is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.26% of the stock of Standard Motor Products is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Record date for 6/1 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/01/2026
• Today: 7/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Auto/Tires/Trucks
• Industry: AUTO/TRUCK - REPL
• Sub-Industry: Auto Parts & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SMP
• CIK: 93389
• Web: www.smpcorp.com
• Phone: (718) 392-0200
• Fax: 718-392-3270
• Employees: 5,700
• Year Founded: 1919

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Standard Motor Products: $49.00
• High Price Target: $49.00
• Low Price Target: $49.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.50
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $41.33 million
• Net Margins: 2.51%
• Pretax Margin: 6.39%
• Return on Equity: 12.98%
• Return on Assets: 4.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.86
• Current Ratio: 2.23
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.79 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.46
• Cash Flow: $6.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.16
• Book Value: $31.74 per share
• Price / Book: 1.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,260,000
• Free Float: 21,150,000
• Market Cap: $832.66 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.81