Standard Motor Products, Inc. $SMP Shares Sold by Rhumbline Advisers

Rhumbline Advisers lowered its position in Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP) by 53.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 61,767 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after selling 69,696 shares during the quarter. Rhumbline Advisers’ holdings in Standard Motor Products were worth $2,521,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CSM Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Standard Motor Products during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $6,024,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of Standard Motor Products by 368.2% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 221,147 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $6,794,000 after buying an additional 173,912 shares in the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its holdings in Standard Motor Products by 21.1% during the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 956,691 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $29,390,000 after acquiring an additional 166,481 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc. raised its position in Standard Motor Products by 165.5% in the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 162,041 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $4,978,000 after acquiring an additional 101,008 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Standard Motor Products in the second quarter valued at $2,905,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.26% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Ray Nicholas sold 9,093 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.01, for a total transaction of $345,624.93. Following the sale, the vice president owned 40,609 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,543,548.09. This trade represents a 18.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 5.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on SMP. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Standard Motor Products in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and set a $49.00 target price on shares of Standard Motor Products in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Standard Motor Products from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $49.00.

More Standard Motor Products News

Here are the key news stories impacting Standard Motor Products this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS beat and margin improvement — SMP reported $0.56 EPS vs. the $0.45 consensus and showed adjusted EPS and adjusted EBITDA margin improvements year-over-year, signaling operational leverage. Zacks: Earnings & Revenues Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Strong top-line growth for the year driven by Nissens — Q4 net sales were $385.1M (up 12.2% YoY) and full-year net sales rose ~22.4%, with management citing the Nissens acquisition as a key contributor to the year’s growth. PR Newswire: Q4 & Year Results
• Neutral Sentiment: 2026 guidance is conservative/modest — management laid out low- to mid-single-digit sales growth for 2026 and an adjusted EBITDA margin target of 11%–12%; investors may interpret this as cautious given the prior year’s boost from the Nissens deal. Seeking Alpha: 2026 Guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call commentary emphasized integration work — management discussed advancing the Nissens integration and execution priorities on the call, useful context but not a clear short-term catalyst. Fool: Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue narrowly missed consensus — Q4 revenue was $385.09M vs. the ~$385.91M street estimate, a small miss that may have tempered enthusiasm despite the EPS beat. MarketBeat: Earnings Snapshot
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest rose meaningfully — Short interest increased ~19% in February to ~858k shares (~4.1% of float), raising the potential for additional selling pressure. (Data reported in company trading notes.)

Standard Motor Products Stock Down 8.6%

Shares of NYSE SMP opened at $39.39 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $40.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $39.43. The company has a market capitalization of $866.58 million, a PE ratio of 28.14 and a beta of 0.76. Standard Motor Products, Inc. has a 12-month low of $21.38 and a 12-month high of $46.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.96 and a quick ratio of 0.77.

Standard Motor Products (NYSE:SMP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The auto parts company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.11. Standard Motor Products had a net margin of 1.79% and a return on equity of 13.15%. The business had revenue of $385.09 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $385.91 million. Equities analysts anticipate that Standard Motor Products, Inc. will post 3.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Standard Motor Products Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 16th will be issued a $0.33 dividend. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. This is a positive change from Standard Motor Products’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. Standard Motor Products’s payout ratio is presently 94.29%.

Standard Motor Products Profile

Standard Motor Products, Inc, headquartered in Long Island City, New York, is a leading manufacturer and distributor of aftermarket and original equipment automotive parts. Since its founding in 1919, the company has focused on engineering, testing, and supplying ignition and temperature management products for passenger cars and light trucks. Its product lineup includes ignition coils, spark plug wires, sensors, switches, heating and air conditioning controls, and related electronic components.

The company operates through two primary segments: Engine Management and Temperature Control.