Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for SMP Earnings

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Standard Motor Products in a report released on Tuesday, December 3rd. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now anticipates that the auto parts company will post earnings of $0.99 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.00. The consensus estimate for Standard Motor Products’ current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Standard Motor Products’ Q3 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.71 EPS.

Standard Motor Products Trading Up 1.7 %

NYSE:SMP opened at $33.74 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 2.25 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $732.83 million, a P/E ratio of 20.83 and a beta of 0.52. Standard Motor Products has a one year low of $26.09 and a one year high of $41.71. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $32.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.08.

Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The auto parts company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.19. Standard Motor Products had a net margin of 2.56% and a return on equity of 10.42%. The business had revenue of $399.27 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $396.10 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.11 earnings per share. Standard Motor Products’s quarterly revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Standard Motor Products by 274.6% during the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 37,119 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,232,000 after purchasing an additional 27,210 shares during the last quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of Standard Motor Products by 47.1% during the third quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC now owns 99,345 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $3,298,000 after purchasing an additional 31,826 shares during the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP raised its holdings in shares of Standard Motor Products by 6.0% during the third quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 1,295,997 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $43,027,000 after purchasing an additional 73,476 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Standard Motor Products during the third quarter valued at approximately $73,000. Finally, Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Standard Motor Products by 83.4% during the second quarter. Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 48,025 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,332,000 after purchasing an additional 21,843 shares during the last quarter. 81.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Standard Motor Products news, insider Carmine Joseph Broccole sold 913 shares of Standard Motor Products stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.96, for a total value of $31,918.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 81,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,840,185.36. The trade was a 1.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Dale Burks sold 1,722 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.96, for a total transaction of $60,201.12. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 67,865 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,372,560.40. The trade was a 2.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 6,454 shares of company stock valued at $225,701. Insiders own 5.00% of the company’s stock.

Standard Motor Products Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were issued a $0.29 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.44%. Standard Motor Products’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 71.61%.

About Standard Motor Products

Standard Motor Products, Inc manufactures and distributes replacement automotive parts in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Vehicle Control, Temperature Control, and Engineered Solutions segments. The company provides components for the ignition, emissions, and fuel delivery systems, such as air injection and induction components, air management valves, regulators and solenoids, exhaust gas recirculation components, fuel injectors and related components, fuel valves, ignition coils, connectors and sockets, modules, pumps, relays and fuses, starting and charging system parts, and vapor and purge components.