SMP vs. DOOO, DORM, FOXF, LKQ, TSLA, WNC, DAN, LCII, THRM, and AXL
Should you be buying Standard Motor Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Standard Motor Products include BRP (DOOO), Dorman Products (DORM), Fox Factory (FOXF), LKQ (LKQ), Tesla (TSLA), Wabash National (WNC), Dana (DAN), LCI Industries (LCII), Gentherm (THRM), and American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector.
Standard Motor Products vs. Its Competitors
Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) and BRP (NASDAQ:DOOO) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.
In the previous week, BRP had 4 more articles in the media than Standard Motor Products. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for BRP and 4 mentions for Standard Motor Products. Standard Motor Products' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat BRP's score of 0.23 indicating that Standard Motor Products is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Standard Motor Products has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BRP has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Standard Motor Products pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. BRP pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Standard Motor Products pays out 70.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BRP pays out -258.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Standard Motor Products has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and BRP has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Standard Motor Products has a net margin of 2.39% compared to BRP's net margin of -0.34%. BRP's return on equity of 61.26% beat Standard Motor Products' return on equity.
81.3% of Standard Motor Products shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Standard Motor Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
BRP has a consensus price target of $72.75, suggesting a potential upside of 10.56%. Given BRP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BRP is more favorable than Standard Motor Products.
Standard Motor Products has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BRP. BRP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standard Motor Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
BRP beats Standard Motor Products on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SMP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:SMP) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
