Standard Motor Products (SMP) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer DOOO or SMP?

BRP currently has a consensus target price of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.83%. Given BRP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe BRP is more favorable than Standard Motor Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BRP	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Standard Motor Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, DOOO or SMP?

Standard Motor Products has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BRP	$5.44B	0.65	-$154.60M	-$0.41	-117.61
Standard Motor Products	$1.46B	0.47	$27.50M	$1.40	22.47

Which has more volatility & risk, DOOO or SMP?

BRP has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standard Motor Products has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DOOO or SMP more profitable?

Standard Motor Products has a net margin of 2.02% compared to BRP's net margin of -0.55%. BRP's return on equity of 54.71% beat Standard Motor Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BRP	-0.55%	54.71%	3.88%
Standard Motor Products	2.02%	12.12%	4.85%

Does the media refer more to DOOO or SMP?

In the previous week, BRP's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Standard Motor Products' score of 0.92 indicating that BRP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BRP	Positive
Standard Motor Products	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DOOO or SMP?

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

Is DOOO or SMP a better dividend stock?

BRP pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Standard Motor Products pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. BRP pays out -153.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Standard Motor Products pays out 88.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BRP has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Standard Motor Products has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

BRP beats Standard Motor Products on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.