Hilltop National Bank Makes New Investment in Tractor Supply Company $TSCO

Hilltop National Bank purchased a new position in Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 9,770 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $516,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GW&K Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Tractor Supply by 89.3% in the 1st quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 479 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tractor Supply in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Tractor Supply in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tractor Supply in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in shares of Tractor Supply in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.72% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on TSCO. Telsey Advisory Group set a $70.00 target price on Tractor Supply in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Tractor Supply from $66.00 to $67.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Loop Capital upped their target price on Tractor Supply from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Tractor Supply from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $65.00 price target (up from $57.00) on shares of Tractor Supply in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Tractor Supply has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $62.15.

Insider Buying and Selling at Tractor Supply

In related news, SVP Noni L. Ellison sold 5,200 shares of Tractor Supply stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.96, for a total transaction of $332,592.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 28,639 shares in the company, valued at $1,831,750.44. The trade was a 15.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Colin Yankee sold 6,680 shares of Tractor Supply stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.40, for a total value of $390,112.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 40,142 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,344,292.80. The trade was a 14.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 146,500 shares of company stock valued at $8,984,912. 0.65% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Tractor Supply Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TSCO opened at $55.83 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 0.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.59 billion, a PE ratio of 27.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.73. Tractor Supply Company has a 1-year low of $46.85 and a 1-year high of $63.99. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $59.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $54.87.

Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $4.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.40 billion. Tractor Supply had a return on equity of 46.83% and a net margin of 7.18%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.93 earnings per share. Tractor Supply has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.000-2.180 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Tractor Supply Company will post 2.17 EPS for the current year.

Tractor Supply Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 25th were paid a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 25th. Tractor Supply’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 45.10%.

Tractor Supply Profile

Tractor Supply Company operates as a rural lifestyle retailer in the United States. The company offers various merchandise, including livestock and equine feed and equipment, poultry, fencing, and sprayers and chemicals; food, treats, and equipment for dogs, cats, and other small animals, as well as dog wellness products; seasonal and recreation products comprising tractors and riders, lawn and garden, bird feeding, power equipment, and other recreational products; truck, tool, and hardware products, such as truck accessories, trailers, generators, lubricants, batteries, and hardware and tools; and clothing, gift, and décor products consist of clothing, footwear, toys, snacks, and decorative merchandise.