What is Roth Capital’s Forecast for SMP Q2 Earnings?

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP) – Roth Capital issued their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Standard Motor Products in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 3rd. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember anticipates that the auto parts company will post earnings of $1.34 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Standard Motor Products’ current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Standard Motor Products’ Q3 2026 earnings at $1.67 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS.

Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The auto parts company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $343.35 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $292.50 million. Standard Motor Products had a return on equity of 10.42% and a net margin of 2.56%.

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Standard Motor Products from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday.

Standard Motor Products Stock Performance

NYSE SMP opened at $28.15 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market cap of $611.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.38 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 $35.92. The business has a fifty day moving average of $30.75 and a 200-day moving average of $31.76.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Aquatic Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Standard Motor Products in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Standard Motor Products by 147.2% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,031 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 614 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Standard Motor Products by 64.6% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,745 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $58,000 after buying an additional 685 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Standard Motor Products during the 3rd quarter worth $73,000. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Standard Motor Products by 3,237.5% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 4,005 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $121,000 after buying an additional 3,885 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.26% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Ray Nicholas sold 4,730 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.11, for a total transaction of $161,340.30. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 46,385 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,582,192.35. This represents a 9.25 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 5.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Standard Motor Products Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were given a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.12%. Standard Motor Products’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 100.81%.

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.