What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for SMP Q2 Earnings?

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP) – Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Standard Motor Products in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst L. Shahu now expects that the auto parts company will earn $1.04 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast 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 Price Performance

Shares of NYSE SMP opened at $31.44 on Wednesday. Standard Motor Products has a twelve month low of $26.09 and a twelve month high of $41.71. 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 company has a market capitalization of $682.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.41 and a beta of 0.52. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $31.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.88.

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

Institutional Trading of Standard Motor Products

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted 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 valued at $42,574,000 after acquiring an additional 8,070 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its stake in Standard Motor Products by 6.5% during the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 41,305 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,145,000 after purchasing an additional 2,524 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can bought a new position in Standard Motor Products in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,029,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Standard Motor Products by 7.2% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 144,266 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $4,000,000 after buying an additional 9,665 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in shares of Standard Motor Products by 11.9% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 8,546 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 908 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 81.26% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Ray Nicholas sold 4,730 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.11, for a total value of $161,340.30. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 46,385 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,582,192.35. This trade represents a 9.25 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Nathan R. Iles sold 1,485 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.97, for a total transaction of $51,930.45. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 29,015 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,014,654.55. This trade represents a 4.87 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 11,184 shares of company stock valued at $387,041 over the last 90 days. 5.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.