Zacks Research Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for SMP

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Standard Motor Products in a note issued to investors on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings of $1.04 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.03. 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 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.69 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com raised Standard Motor Products from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday.

Standard Motor Products Trading Up 0.4 %

SMP opened at $31.21 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $31.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $677.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.26 and a beta of 0.52. Standard Motor Products has a fifty-two week low of $26.09 and a fifty-two week high of $41.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 2.25 and a quick ratio of 0.82.

Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The auto parts company reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $396.10 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.11 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Standard Motor Products by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,535,303 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $42,574,000 after buying an additional 8,070 shares during the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP lifted its position in shares of Standard Motor Products by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 1,295,997 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $43,027,000 after buying an additional 73,476 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Standard Motor Products by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 783,593 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $26,015,000 after buying an additional 19,652 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Standard Motor Products by 5.9% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 485,299 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $16,115,000 after acquiring an additional 27,210 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Standard Motor Products by 0.5% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 192,227 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $6,339,000 after acquiring an additional 958 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.26% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Standard Motor Products

In related news, CFO Nathan R. Iles sold 1,485 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.97, for a total value of $51,930.45. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 29,015 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,014,654.55. This trade represents a 4.87 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Carmine Joseph Broccole sold 913 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.96, for a total value of $31,918.48. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 81,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,840,185.36. This represents a 1.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 11,184 shares of company stock valued at $387,041 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 5.00% of the company’s stock.

Standard Motor Products Company Profile

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.