Stoneridge (SRI) Competitors

Stoneridge (NYSE:SRI) and Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) are both small-cap auto parts & equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

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

98.1% of Stoneridge shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of Standard Motor Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Stoneridge shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Standard Motor Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to SRI or SMP?

In the previous week, Standard Motor Products had 1 more articles in the media than Stoneridge. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Standard Motor Products and 3 mentions for Stoneridge. Standard Motor Products' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Stoneridge's score of 1.25 indicating that Standard Motor Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Stoneridge	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Standard Motor Products	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SRI or SMP?

Standard Motor Products has higher revenue and earnings than Stoneridge. Stoneridge 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
Stoneridge	$908.29M	0.26	-$16.52M	-$1.08	-7.76
Standard Motor Products	$1.46B	0.58	$27.50M	$1.76	21.88

Do analysts recommend SRI or SMP?

Stoneridge currently has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 90.98%. Given Stoneridge's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Stoneridge is more favorable than Standard Motor Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stoneridge	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Standard Motor Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SRI or SMP more profitable?

Standard Motor Products has a net margin of 2.39% compared to Stoneridge's net margin of -3.39%. Standard Motor Products' return on equity of 12.98% beat Stoneridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stoneridge	-3.39%	-9.24%	-3.69%
Standard Motor Products	2.39%	12.98%	4.83%

Which has more volatility and risk, SRI or SMP?

Stoneridge has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standard Motor Products has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Standard Motor Products beats Stoneridge on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.