Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for SMP Q2 Earnings

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Standard Motor Products in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 3rd. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now expects that the auto parts company will post earnings of $0.99 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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 (NYSE:SMP) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 analyst estimates of $396.10 million. Standard Motor Products had a net margin of 2.56% and a return on equity of 10.42%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.11 earnings per share.

Standard Motor Products Stock Up 0.2 %

Standard Motor Products stock opened at $33.81 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Standard Motor Products has a 1-year low of $26.09 and a 1-year high of $41.71. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $32.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $31.10. The company has a market capitalization of $734.35 million, a P/E ratio of 20.87 and a beta of 0.52.

Standard Motor Products Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a $0.29 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.43%. Standard Motor Products’s dividend payout ratio is currently 71.61%.

Insider Transactions at Standard Motor Products

In other Standard Motor Products news, insider Carmine Joseph Broccole sold 913 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.96, for a total transaction of $31,918.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 81,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,840,185.36. The trade was a 1.11 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 29,015 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,014,654.55. This represents a 4.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 6,454 shares of company stock worth $225,701. 5.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Standard Motor Products

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SMP. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings 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 last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Standard Motor Products by 3.6% during the 1st 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 holdings in Standard Motor Products by 6.0% in the 3rd 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 period. State Street Corp grew its position in 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 purchasing an additional 19,652 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Standard Motor Products by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 485,299 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $16,115,000 after purchasing an additional 27,210 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 81.26% of the company’s stock.

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.