Standard Motor Products (SMP) reported $385.09 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 12.2%. EPS of $0.56 for the same period compares to $0.47 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.5% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $372.09 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.45, the EPS surprise was +25.84%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Standard Motor Products performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Nissens Automotive: $64.12 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $65.06 million.
- Revenues- Engineered Solutions: $66.06 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $62.74 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.3%.
- Revenues- Temperature Control: $61.46 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $57.87 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.9%.
- Revenues- Vehicle Control: $193.67 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $186.42 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.3%.
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Shares of Standard Motor Products have returned +9.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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