Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for SMP Q2 Earnings

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Standard Motor Products in a report issued on Tuesday, December 3rd. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now forecasts that the auto parts company will earn $0.99 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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 Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of Standard Motor Products stock opened at $33.57 on Thursday. Standard Motor Products has a 1 year low of $26.09 and a 1 year high of $41.71. The business has a 50-day moving average of $32.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.12. The company has a market capitalization of $729.14 million, a P/E ratio of 20.72 and a beta of 0.52. 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The auto parts company reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.19. Standard Motor Products had a return on equity of 10.42% and a net margin of 2.56%. The company had revenue of $399.27 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $396.10 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.11 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Standard Motor Products by 0.5% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,535,303 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $42,574,000 after buying an additional 8,070 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Standard Motor Products by 3.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,442,712 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $48,403,000 after purchasing an additional 49,905 shares during the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP boosted its position in 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. State Street Corp boosted its position 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 valued at $26,015,000 after purchasing an additional 19,652 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Standard Motor Products by 5.9% during 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 purchasing an additional 27,210 shares during the last quarter. 81.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Dale Burks sold 1,722 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.96, for a total transaction of $60,201.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 67,865 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,372,560.40. This represents a 2.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Carmine Joseph Broccole sold 913 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.96, for a total value of $31,918.48. Following the transaction, 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 6,454 shares of company stock worth $225,701 over the last ninety days. 5.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Standard Motor Products Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 dividend yield of 3.46%. Standard Motor Products’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.