Zacks Research Brokers Boost Earnings Estimates for SMP

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMPFree Report) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Standard Motor Products in a research note issued on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now anticipates 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.

Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMPGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The auto parts company reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $399.27 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $396.10 million. Standard Motor Products had a return on equity of 10.42% and a net margin of 2.56%. The company’s revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.11 EPS.

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

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Standard Motor Products Stock Performance

NYSE SMP opened at $31.21 on Wednesday. Standard Motor Products has a 52-week low of $26.09 and a 52-week high of $41.71. The company has a fifty day moving average of $31.85 and a 200-day moving average of $31.87. The company has a market capitalization of $677.86 million, a P/E ratio of 19.26 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 2.25.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Eric Sills sold 1,721 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.97, for a total value of $60,183.37. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 175,651 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,142,515.47. This trade represents a 0.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ray Nicholas sold 4,730 shares of Standard Motor Products stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.11, for a total transaction of $161,340.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 46,385 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,582,192.35. The trade was a 9.25 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 11,184 shares of company stock valued at $387,041. 5.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Standard Motor Products

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Standard Motor Products by 153.8% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 906 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 549 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in shares of Standard Motor Products by 147.2% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,031 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 614 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Standard Motor Products by 64.6% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,745 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 685 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Standard Motor Products in the third quarter worth $73,000. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new stake in Standard Motor Products in the third quarter valued at $83,000. 81.26% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Standard Motor Products

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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.

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