SMPStandard Motor Products, Inc.

$37.29-5.9% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−3% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −3% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest4.5% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How SMP is trading

Standard Motor Products, Inc. is −5.9% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 22 points behind the market.

−5.9%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−2.9%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
49

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
16%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$20.97 – $44.42 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$37.29
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−0.07%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−5.9%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−9.2%
vs 50-day average$37.71
−1.1%
52-week high
$44.42
52-week low
$34.40
Annualised volatility
35%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$306K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+2.8%
2025+23%
2024−19%
2023+18%
2022−32%
2021+32%
2020−23%
2019+12%
2018+9.7%
2017−14%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+0.76%
Feb103 of 10−4.5%
Mar103 of 10−2.9%
Apr105 of 10+0.99%
May105 of 10+0.03%
Jun106 of 10+2.4%
Jul117 of 11+2.7%
Aug114 of 11+0.49%
Sep116 of 11+0.78%
Oct118 of 11+2.9%
Nov108 of 10+1.8%
Dec104 of 10−1.1%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.