Standard Motor Products (SMP) Competitors

Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) and LCI Industries (NYSE:LCII) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is SMP or LCII more profitable?

LCI Industries has a net margin of 3.82% compared to Standard Motor Products' net margin of 2.56%. Standard Motor Products' return on equity of 10.42% beat LCI Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Standard Motor Products	2.56%	10.42%	5.07%
LCI Industries	3.82%	10.28%	4.80%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SMP or LCII?

LCI Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Standard Motor Products. LCI Industries 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Standard Motor Products	$1.46B	0.42	$34.15M	$1.23	22.10
LCI Industries	$3.74B	0.52	$142.87M	$5.60	13.78

Which has more volatility & risk, SMP or LCII?

Standard Motor Products has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LCI Industries has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SMP or LCII a better dividend stock?

Standard Motor Products pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. LCI Industries pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Standard Motor Products pays out 100.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. LCI Industries pays out 82.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. LCI Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SMP or LCII?

LCI Industries received 23 more outperform votes than Standard Motor Products when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.94% of users gave Standard Motor Products an outperform vote while only 62.03% of users gave LCI Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Standard Motor Products	Outperform Votes 289 64.94%	Underperform Votes 156 35.06%
LCI Industries	Outperform Votes 312 62.03%	Underperform Votes 191 37.97%

Do analysts prefer SMP or LCII?

Standard Motor Products currently has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 54.53%. LCI Industries has a consensus price target of $111.60, indicating a potential upside of 44.58%. Given Standard Motor Products' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Standard Motor Products is more favorable than LCI Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Standard Motor Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
LCI Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the media refer more to SMP or LCII?

In the previous week, Standard Motor Products had 3 more articles in the media than LCI Industries. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Standard Motor Products and 13 mentions for LCI Industries. LCI Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Standard Motor Products' score of 0.75 indicating that LCI Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Standard Motor Products	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LCI Industries	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SMP or LCII?

81.3% of Standard Motor Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of LCI Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Standard Motor Products shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of LCI Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

LCI Industries beats Standard Motor Products on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.