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Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. CPS
Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (CPS) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $2.7B at a -0.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.6 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.111 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.259 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.047 |
| Equity / liabilities | -0.048 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPS | Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. | 4/9 | 0.15 | — | +0.4% |
| GNTX | GENTEX CORP | 6/9 | 10.35 | 14.2 | +9.6% |
| ALSN | Allison Transmission Holdings Inc | 6/9 | 3.33 | 16 | -6.7% |
| MOD | MODINE MANUFACTURING CO | 5/9 | 4.58 | 111.3 | +23.1% |
| DORM | Dorman Products, Inc. | 8/9 | 6.8 | 19.7 | +6% |
| PHIN | PHINIA INC. | 7/9 | 2.71 | 24.2 | +2.4% |
| GTX | Garrett Motion Inc. | 8/9 | — | 21.2 | +3.1% |
About Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.
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.
FAQ
Is CPS financially healthy?
Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does CPS pay a dividend?
No, Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is CPS?
In FY2025, Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. had a net margin of -0.2%.
Is CPS overvalued or undervalued?
Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. trades at about 7.0× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.8×–25.9×, median 13.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CPS?
The average Wall-Street price target for Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. is $45.00, about 63.2% above the recent price, from 3 analysts.
Is CPS a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.