STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC (SMP)
Consumer Discretionary · automotive parts and accessories · NYSE
A premier manufacturer and distributor of essential engine management and temperature control replacement parts for the automotive aftermarket.
What STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC does
Standard Motor Products, Inc. is a leading independent manufacturer and distributor of premium automotive replacement parts. The company focuses on the engine management and temperature control segments for the aftermarket, supplying parts to traditional warehouse distributors, retail chains, and e-commerce automotive retailers.
Themes: automotive aftermarket, vehicle maintenance, auto parts manufacturing
Fundamentals
- Price$37.09 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$829M as of 2026-07-31 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-6.3% 2025-10-08 close $39.59 → 2026-10-08 close $37.09
- P/E16.61 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+2.3% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+31.2% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+6.0% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.82 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)+11.3% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+9.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.75 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +3.6%; 6-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How SMP compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 258 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 314 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating marginmiddle range 281 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- gross marginmiddle range 191 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitymiddle range 293 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 326 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 169 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 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.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, SMP's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 66%, free-cash-flow payout 146%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout66% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout146% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC looks technically
STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC (SMP) is trading 3.9% 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 18 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 9, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 15 trading days ago. It is 18.6% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 3.9% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -3.9% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $38.26 | $38.26 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $38.59 | $38.59 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 20 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 20 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 36.32. 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 downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 18 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 18 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 9, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 9.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 44.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($36.37 to $38.42) — its "stochastic" reading is 35 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 slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 35.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 1 session |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $45.59 | $45.59 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 18.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -18.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 8.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +8.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 18.6% below its highest point of the past year | 18.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 15 trading days ago | 15 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 15 trading days ago | 15 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $56.54 (set on 2018-11-01) | $56.54 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($34.70 to $45.14), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 23% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $41.15 to $41.49. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 22.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 34.4% below its all-time high | -34.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.1% above a support level at $36.68 — a price it turned at three times since 2026-03-26, most recently on 2026-07-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has 8 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.36 (set on 2009-03-10) | $1.36 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 2627.2% above its all-time low | +2,627% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 0th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.9581 between its high and its low — about 2.6% 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 | $0.9581 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $36.74 and $38.14 — 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 | $36.74 – $37.44 – $38.14 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.6% in a typical session — calmer than most 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 | 2.6% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.6 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (3.9% 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 | 1.6 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 | 0.88× |
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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 | 2 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 | 2 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
1
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.9% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.9% |
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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 7.0 percentage points (the stock lost 6.0% while the market gained 1.0%) | -7.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 4.2 percentage points (the stock lost 0.4% while the market gained 3.8%) | -4.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 12.5 percentage points (the stock gained 5.0% while the market gained 17.5%) | -12.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 21.3 percentage points (the stock lost 6.3% while the market gained 15.0%) | -21.3% |
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 3.1% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 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 thin, spanning 2.0% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -3.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 4% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $38.66 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -4.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-04 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $38.30 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 47 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -3.2% |
Double top, bearish — broke down · entry $37.01 · 46 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
SMP last closed at $37.09 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 8 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $36.68 | Support | 1.1% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-03-26 to 2026-07-08 |
| $37.68 | Resistance | 1.6% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-08-21 to 2026-07-31 |
| $35.96 | Support | 3.0% below the last close | turned there 9 times · 2024-11-06 to 2026-09-18 |
| $38.86 | Resistance | 4.8% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-09-25 to 2025-11-26 |
| $39.73 | Resistance | 7.1% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-08-13 to 2026-07-17 |
| $34.35 | Support | 7.4% below the last close | turned there five times · 2024-11-25 to 2026-03-31 |
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 downward 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 below $36.32.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 10 trading days, since 2026-09-25.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
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 · Recent death cross (50-day crossed below 200-day) · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$50.00 range $48.00 – $54.00; median $48.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-05. 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 SMP
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.41 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-05
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $1.41, on 2026-08-31, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward13% of 8 comparable readings
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)
["significant environmental and asbestos-related liabilities","intense competition in the automotive aftermarket industry","reliance on key retail and distribution customers"]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 4 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 4 sells ($918156) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 6 sells ($1M) — 3 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-09-09. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about SMP'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)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding SMP as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 5,134,383
- Reported value $200,086,874
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 4 increased, 0 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.
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Short interest (FINRA)
SMP had 1,125,242 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
SMP had 5.04% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.1 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,125,242
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 5.04%
- Prior settlement (shares) 917,880
- Reported change 22.59%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.1
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 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
- Dorman Products (DORM)
- Genuine Parts Company (GPC)
- AutoZone (AZO)
- O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
- Advance Auto Parts (AAP)
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Frequently asked questions
What does STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC (SMP) do?
Standard Motor Products, Inc. is a leading independent manufacturer and distributor of premium automotive replacement parts. The company focuses on the engine management and temperature control segments for the aftermarket, supplying parts to traditional warehouse distributors, retail chains, and e-commerce automotive retailers.
What sector is STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC (SMP) in?
STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC (SMP) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is automotive parts and accessories. It trades on NYSE.
Does SMP pay a dividend?
Yes — STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC (SMP) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 3.59% and 6-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC's (SMP) competitors?
Notable peers of STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC (SMP) include Dorman Products, Genuine Parts Company, AutoZone, O'Reilly Automotive and Advance Auto Parts. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC (SMP) overbought or oversold right now?
STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC (SMP) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on SMP come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; 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: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.