COOPER STANDARD HOLDINGS INC (CPS)
Consumer Discretionary · automotive sealing and fluid systems supplier · NYSE
Cooper Standard is a global leader in automotive sealing and fluid handling systems, currently undergoing strategic operational and financial restructuring to improve its margins and market position.
What COOPER STANDARD HOLDINGS INC does
Cooper Standard is a leading global manufacturer of sealing systems and fluid handling systems (fuel and brake delivery systems, and fluid transfer systems) primarily for passenger vehicles and light trucks sold to automotive OEMs. The company operates 65 manufacturing locations and 43 design, engineering, and administrative locations across 20 countries with approximately 22,000 employees. Approximately 86% of 2025 sales were to major automotive OEMs including Ford, GM, Stellantis, Volkswagen Group, and Mercedes-Benz, with the remainder to Tier I/II suppliers, non-automotive customers, and replacement markets.
Themes: automotive OEM supply, sealing and fluid systems, global manufacturing footprint, operational efficiency (CSOS), artificial intelligence in manufacturing, automotive electrification supply chain
Fundamentals
- Price$28.03 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$498M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-18.3% 2025-08-21 close $34.31 → 2026-08-21 close $28.03
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-1.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+12.1% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-108.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity9.62 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+1.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Beta2.07 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How CPS compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 10% 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 10% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How COOPER STANDARD HOLDINGS INC looks technically
COOPER STANDARD HOLDINGS INC (CPS) is trading 9.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 78 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 9 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 7 trading days ago. It is 41.6% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 9.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -9.2% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $28.41 | $28.41 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $30.87 | $30.87 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 14 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 14 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 32.47. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 78 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 78 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 11.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 48.2 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($26.90 to $32.47) — its "stochastic" reading is 20 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 20.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 9 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 9 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $47.98 | $47.98 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 41.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -41.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 10.9% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +10.9% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 41.6% below its highest point of the past year | 41.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 7 trading days ago | 7 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $146.78 (set on 2018-08-03) | $146.78 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($25.95 to $45.20), and it has recovered only a small part of its fall from last year’s high — 11% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $37.85 to $38.46. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 10.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 80.9% below its all-time high | -80.9% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.3% below a resistance level at $28.39 — a price it turned at three times since 2025-11-20, most recently on 2026-06-11. Since 2024-08-21 it has 8 such levels below the current price and 6 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.3% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $3.52 (set on 2022-06-16) | $3.52 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 695.2% above its all-time low | +695.2% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 47th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.63 between its high and its low — about 5.8% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.63 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $26.25 and $31.31 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $26.25 – $28.78 – $31.31 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 5.8% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 5.8% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.8 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (9.2% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.8 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.80× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 7 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 7 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.7% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +0.7% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.5% gap up opened on 2026-08-14 has been "filled" 3 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 3 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 5.3 percentage points (the stock lost 3.0% while the market gained 2.3%) | -5.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 3.0 percentage points (the stock gained 0.1% while the market gained 3.1%) | -3.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 40.2 percentage points (the stock lost 29.1% while the market gained 11.1%) | -40.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 38.8 percentage points (the stock lost 18.3% while the market gained 20.5%) | -38.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 1.7% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 7.4% of the share price. | -1.7% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 12% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $31.67 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -11.5% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $28.29 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 12 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.9% |
Price levels it has turned at before
CPS last closed at $28.03 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 8 prices below its last close and 6 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $28.39 | Resistance | 1.3% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-11-20 to 2026-06-11 |
| $26.92 | Support | 4.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-05-09 to 2025-11-05 |
| $25.95 | Support | 7.4% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-07-14 to 2026-06-29 |
| $25.39 | Support | 9.4% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-30 to 2026-05-19 |
| $30.73 | Resistance | 9.6% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-16 |
| $31.37 | Resistance | 11.9% above the last close | turned there four times · 2026-01-02 to 2026-06-04 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $32.47.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud · Near a resistance level (pressing into a price that has capped it before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.67 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 3 analysts
- Mean price target$44.33 range $35.00 – $53.00; median $45.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-19. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for CPS
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.18 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-19
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["High debt load with long-term debt of $1.1 billion as of Q1 2026 and significant interest expense of ~$28 million quarterly, combined with negative net margins limiting deleveraging capacity","Dependence on major automotive OEM customers (Ford, GM, Stellantis represent substantial portion of sales) with exposure to OEM production cuts and weakness in passenger vehicle and light truck markets","Operating in a cyclical automotive industry with exposure to global economic downturns, supply chain disruptions, and legacy vehicle platform transitions"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of CPS's 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the prior one filed 2025-10-31.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added reference to 2025 Annual Report (replacing 2024 Annual Report reference) in newer filing dated 2026-05-07
- Added specific mention of military actions in the Middle East and Strait of Hormuz constraints in newer filing
- Added discussion of reduced consumer confidence in U.S. in newer filing
- Added statement that lower tax rates and reduced regulation are expected to support demand once geopolitical conditions stabilize in newer filing
- Added discussion of Brazil's central bank lowering interest rates in Q1 2026 in newer filing
- Added discussion of re-emerged inflationary pressures in Brazil due to military actions in newer filing
- Added light vehicle production data for Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025 (3.7M, 4.3M, 12.3M, 6.5M, 0.7M units by region) in newer filing
- Added statement that global production for full year 2026 is projected to decline by approximately 2% in newer filing
- Removed:
- Removed reference to 2024 Annual Report (replaced with 2025 Annual Report) in older filing dated 2025-10-31
- Removed discussion of 2024 production slowdown details in newer filing
- Removed nine-month production data for September 30, 2025 and 2024 in newer filing
- Removed statement about full year 2025 production expected to increase by approximately 2% in newer filing
- Removed forecast that global production would remain relatively flat to slightly down in 2026 in newer filing
- Removed reference to fire at aluminum supplier facility in newer filing
- Removed specific IMF growth projections for U.S. (2.0%), Canada (1.2%), Mexico (1.0%), Eurozone (1.2%), and China (4.8%) for 2025 in older filing
- Removed detailed discussion of Brazil's high interest rates and restrictive monetary policy in newer filing
- Removed discussion of political tensions leading up to 2026 Brazilian presidential election in newer filing
- Removed discussion of rising real wages and increased employment in Europe in newer filing
- Reworded:
- Changed production description from 'modest slowdown' to 'modestly increased' in 2025 in newer filing
- Changed economic outlook discussion from 2024/2025 retrospective to 2026 forward-looking in newer filing
- Reworded global economic risks from supply chain and tariff focus to geopolitical conflicts and trade constraints in newer filing
- Changed IMF projections from 2025 forecasts (2.0%, 1.2%, 1.0% for NA) to 2026 forecasts (2.3%, 1.5%, 1.6% for NA) in newer filing
- Changed Eurozone IMF projection from 1.2% (2025) to 1.1% (2026) in newer filing
- Changed China IMF projection from 4.8% (2025) to 4.4% (2026) in newer filing
- Changed Brazil IMF projection from 2.4% (2025) to 1.9% (2026) in newer filing
- Reworded discussion of supply chain disruptions to emphasize geopolitical impacts rather than specific incidents in newer filing
- Changed temporal focus of North America consumer confidence discussion from current to ongoing in newer filing
- Expanded discussion of oil price and energy cost impacts across multiple regions in newer filing
- Notes:
- Newer filing text appears truncated at 'Raw Materials' section, making full comparison of that section impossible
- Production data tables use different periods (Q1 vs September 30) and different years, making direct comparison of methodology changes unclear
- Some wording changes reflect natural temporal progression (2024 → 2025 → 2026 references) rather than substantive theme shifts
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days3 buys ($208144) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-03-13. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about CPS's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding CPS as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 2,691,951
- Reported value $75,024,673
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
CPS had 484,137 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
CPS had 2.72% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.21 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 484,137
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.72%
- Prior settlement (shares) 472,692
- Reported change 2.42%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.21
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Gentherm (THRM)
- Lear Corporation (LEA)
- Magna International (MGA)
- Tenneco
- Dana Incorporated (DAN)
- BorgWarner (BWA)
- American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL)
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Frequently asked questions
What does COOPER STANDARD HOLDINGS INC (CPS) do?
Cooper Standard is a leading global manufacturer of sealing systems and fluid handling systems (fuel and brake delivery systems, and fluid transfer systems) primarily for passenger vehicles and light trucks sold to automotive OEMs. The company operates 65 manufacturing locations and 43 design, engineering, and administrative locations across 20 countries with approximately 22,000 employees.
What sector is COOPER STANDARD HOLDINGS INC (CPS) in?
COOPER STANDARD HOLDINGS INC (CPS) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is automotive sealing and fluid systems supplier. It trades on NYSE.
Who are COOPER STANDARD HOLDINGS INC's (CPS) competitors?
Notable peers of COOPER STANDARD HOLDINGS INC (CPS) include Gentherm, Lear Corporation, Magna International, Tenneco and Dana Incorporated. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is COOPER STANDARD HOLDINGS INC (CPS) overbought or oversold right now?
COOPER STANDARD HOLDINGS INC (CPS) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on CPS come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.