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

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Standard Motor Products in a research report issued on Monday, March 3rd. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember expects that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $1.34 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.

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

Standard Motor Products Stock Performance

SMP opened at $28.37 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $31.77. The company has a market capitalization of $616.14 million, a PE ratio of 17.51 and a beta of 0.52. Standard Motor Products has a 1 year low of $26.09 and a 1 year high of $35.92. 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 issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The auto parts company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $292.50 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Standard Motor Products

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SMP. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in Standard Motor Products by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 45,660 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $1,415,000 after buying an additional 1,388 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in shares of Standard Motor Products by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 11,900 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $369,000 after acquiring an additional 469 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Standard Motor Products by 46.3% during the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 36,364 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,126,000 after acquiring an additional 11,508 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in shares of Standard Motor Products by 270.1% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 48,293 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,496,000 after acquiring an additional 35,245 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Standard Motor Products by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 192,284 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $5,957,000 after purchasing an additional 5,341 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 81.26% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Standard Motor Products

In other Standard Motor Products news, VP Ray Nicholas sold 4,730 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.11, for a total value of $161,340.30. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 46,385 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,582,192.35. The trade was a 9.25 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 5.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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 issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.09%. 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.