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Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (CPS)

Consumer Cyclical | Auto Parts | Northville, United States | NYSE
27.02 USD -0.73 (-2.631%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT

Cooper-Standard presents a classic value trap scenario where the math looks attractive but the reality is precarious. The stock trades at a fraction of book value with a forward P/E under 6x, yet the company is currently unprofitable with negative earnings per share and a negative book value. While revenue growth is modestly positive and the company recently secured a supplier-of-the-year award from GM, the market has priced in a severe structural decline, evidenced by a nearly 70% drop in share price over the last nine years. The recent price action shows the stock struggling to reclaim its 50-day moving average, trading well below both short and long-term averages, which confirms the lack of immediate momentum. Although the options market is betting on a bounce to the 35-40 range, the fundamental damage—specifically the inability to generate consistent profits and the heavy debt load—makes this a dangerous speculative play rather than a solid investment. Without a clear path to profitability and a reversal of the multi-year price trend, the risk-reward profile remains skewed heavily against the buyer.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.047538
AutoETS0.047539
AutoTheta0.047561
MSTL_970.058230
MSTL0.061121
MSTL_97_1260.069103
MSTL_1260.081443

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 31%
H-stat 5.88
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.224
Excess Kurtosis -0.70
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Revenue per Share 153.972
Market Cap 479,747,776
Forward P/E 5.98
Beta 2.00
Profit Margins -1.41%
Website https://www.cooperstandard.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT: Options activity reveals a distinct 'long gamma' setup with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 35 and 40) relative to puts, suggesting speculators are positioning for a significant upside move to trigger a volatility crush. However, the massive concentration of put open interest at the 20 strike across multiple expirations acts as a formidable floor, indicating institutional hedging against a drop to that level. The implied volatility skew is elevated on deep OTM strikes, reflecting uncertainty about whether the stock can break free from its downtrend.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.14103615
Address1 40,300 Traditions Drive
All Time High 146.78
All Time Low 3.53
Ask 29.21
Ask Size 400
Audit Risk 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 180,140
Average Daily Volume3 Month 167,218
Average Volume 167,218
Average Volume10Days 180,140
Beta 1.995
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 8
Book Value -6.495
City Northville
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 27.02
Current Ratio 1.401
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 27.695
Day Low 26.92
Display Name Cooper-Standard
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,158,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,158,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,097,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,441,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,441,600
Ebitda 204,827,008
Ebitda Margins 0.07421
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.794
Enterprise To Revenue 0.578
Enterprise Value 1,596,324,736
Eps Current Year 2.30508
Eps Forward 4.51791
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -2.17
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 28.8438
Fifty Day Average Change -1.8237991
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.063230194
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 14.103615
Fifty Two Week High 47.98
Fifty Two Week High Change -20.96
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.43684867
Fifty Two Week Low 22.32
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.700001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.21057351
Fifty Two Week Range 22.32 - 47.98
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,274,794,200,000
Float Shares 16,751,933
Forward Eps 4.51791
Forward P E 5.9806414
Free Cashflow 14,402,375
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 22,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.12056
Gross Profits 332,764,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.05373
Held Percent Institutions 0.66847
Implied Shares Outstanding 17,755,284
Industry Auto Parts
Industry Disp Auto Parts
Industry Key auto-parts
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, manufactures sealing systems and fluid handling systems in the North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and the South America. The company offers sealing systems, such as dynamic seals, static seals, encapsulated glass, obstacle detection sensor system, variable extrusion, specialty sealing products, decorative trims, and frameless systems, as well as Fortrex materials platform, FlexiCore thermoplastic body seal, and FlushSeal sealing systems. It also provides fuel and brake delivery systems, including chassis and tank fuel lines, and bundles; metallic brake lines and bundles; quick connectors; low oligomer multi-layer convoluted tube; brake jounce lines; direct injection and port fuel rails; MagAlloy, a brake tube coating; ArmorTube, a brake tube coating; Series 300 and S300LT low temperature quick connect products; Gen III Posi-Lock quick connect products. In addition, the company offers fluid transfer systems comprising eCoFlow switch pump; heaters and coolant hoses; SAE and VDA quick connects; diesel particulate filter lines; charge air cooler ducts and assemblies; charged air cooling; transmission oil cooling hoses; multilayer tubing for glycol thermal management; PlastiCool 5000 high temperature MLT and 2000 multi-layer tubing for glycol thermal management; secondary air hoses; brake and clutch hoses; Easy-Lock, a quick connect; Ergo-Lock VDA quick connect and + VDA quick connect; plastic coolant hub; and TC3000 transmission oil cooling plastic tubing. Its products are primarily used in passenger vehicles and light trucks that are manufactured by automotive original equipment manufacturers and replacement markets. Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Northville, Michigan.
Long Name Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 479,747,776
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_4235187
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common -39,020,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 479,747,773
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 27.34
Operating Cashflow 10,139,000
Operating Margins 0.04054
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 248 596 5900
Pre Market Change 0.0
Pre Market Change Percent 0.0
Pre Market Price 27.02
Pre Market Time 1,784,016,487
Previous Close 27.75
Price Eps Current Year 11.721936
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -4.1601233
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.17380874
Profit Margins -0.014140001
Quick Ratio 0.965
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.73
Regular Market Change Percent -2.63063
Regular Market Day High 27.695
Regular Market Day Low 26.92
Regular Market Day Range 26.92 - 27.695
Regular Market Open 27.34
Regular Market Previous Close 27.75
Regular Market Price 27.02
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,803
Regular Market Volume 82,469
Return On Assets 0.03684
Revenue Growth 0.029
Revenue Per Share 153.972
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 17,755,284
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0359
Shares Short 637,391
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 594,786
Short Name Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.038
Short Ratio 3.83
Source Interval 15
State MI
Symbol CPS
Target High Price 55.0
Target Low Price 35.0
Target Mean Price 45.0
Target Median Price 45.0
Total Cash 118,488,000
Total Cash Per Share 6.673
Total Debt 1,243,230,976
Total Revenue 2,760,205,056
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -2.17
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 31.8172
Two Hundred Day Average Change -4.7971992
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.15077378
Type Disp Equity
Volume 82,469
Website https://www.cooperstandard.com
Zip 48,168