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Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) Will Trade Ex-Div on 8/11/11

By Dividend Channel Staff, Tuesday, August 9, 10:35 AM ET
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On 8/11/11, Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.07, payable on 9/1/11. As a percentage of SMP's recent stock price of $10.74, this dividend works out to approximately 0.65%.

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Below is a dividend history chart for SMP, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.07 declared by Standard Motor Products, Inc.:

SMP Dividend History
Date Div*
05/12/11 0.070
02/11/11 0.070
11/10/10 0.050
08/11/10 0.050
05/12/10 0.050
02/10/10 0.050
11/12/08 0.090
08/13/08 0.090
05/13/08 0.090
02/13/08 0.090
11/13/07 0.090
08/13/07 0.090
05/11/07 0.090
02/13/07 0.090
11/13/06 0.090
08/11/06 0.090
05/11/06 0.090
02/13/06 0.090
11/10/05 0.090
08/11/05 0.090
05/12/05 0.090
02/11/05 0.090
11/10/04 0.090
08/11/04 0.090
05/12/04 0.090
02/11/04 0.090
11/12/03 0.090
08/13/03 0.090
05/13/03 0.090
02/12/03 0.090
11/13/02 0.090
08/13/02 0.090
05/13/02 0.090
02/13/02 0.090
11/13/01 0.090
08/13/01 0.090
05/11/01 0.090
02/13/01 0.090
11/13/00 0.090
08/11/00 0.090
05/11/00 0.090
02/11/00 0.090
11/10/99 0.090
08/11/99 0.090
05/12/99 0.080
03/05/99 0.080
11/10/98 0.080
08/12/98 0.080
11/12/97 0.080
08/13/97 0.080
05/13/97 0.080
02/12/97 0.080
11/13/96 0.080
08/13/96 0.080
05/13/96 0.080
02/13/96 0.080
11/13/95 0.080
08/09/95 0.080
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from SMP is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.61% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, SMP makes up 1.09% of the Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value ETF (AMEX:RZV) which is trading lower by about 0.2% on the day Tuesday.

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SMP operates in the Auto Parts sector, among companies like Autoliv Inc. (NYSE:ALV) which is up about 6.7% today, and TRW Automotive Holdings Corp (NYSE:TRW) trading up by about 2.7%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of SMP, versus ALV and TRW.

SMP,ALV,TRW Relative Performance Chart In Tuesday trading, Standard Motor Products, Inc. shares are currently up about 1.6% on the day.


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