For the quarter ended March 2025, Standard Motor Products (SMP) reported revenue of $413.38 million, up 24.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.81, compared to $0.45 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $394.22 million, representing a surprise of +4.86%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +84.09%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.44.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

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- Vehicle Control: $192.34 million compared to the $192.67 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.7% year over year.
• Revenues- Temperature Control: $88.88 million compared to the $72.52 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +24.1% year over year.
• Revenues- Engineered Solutions: $65.97 million versus $77.01 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -11.2% change.

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Shares of Standard Motor Products have returned -1.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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