Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for SMP Q1 Earnings

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Standard Motor Products in a report issued on Monday, April 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings of $1.09 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.08. 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’ FY2026 earnings at $4.25 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.27 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Standard Motor Products from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd.

Standard Motor Products Trading Up 2.6 %

Shares of Standard Motor Products stock opened at $23.40 on Wednesday. Standard Motor Products has a twelve month low of $21.38 and a twelve month high of $35.92. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $26.81 and its 200 day moving average price is $30.09. The company has a current ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $511.57 million, a PE ratio of 14.44 and a beta of 0.57.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SMP. FMR LLC raised its position 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 worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 685 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in Standard Motor Products by 21.0% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 44,272 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,470,000 after purchasing an additional 7,678 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Standard Motor Products by 2.6% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 783,593 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $26,015,000 after purchasing an additional 19,652 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of Standard Motor Products by 359.9% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 48,522 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $1,609,000 after buying an additional 37,971 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Standard Motor Products by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 485,299 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $16,115,000 after buying an additional 27,210 shares in the last quarter. 81.26% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Standard Motor Products

In related news, EVP Dale Burks sold 11,005 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.20, for a total transaction of $299,336.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 56,860 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,546,592. This represents a 16.22 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 5.00% of the company’s stock.

Standard Motor Products Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.96%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. Standard Motor Products’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 100.81%.

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.