WINTON GROUP Ltd Invests $1.44 Million in Tractor Supply Company $TSCO

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in shares of Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 28,851 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,443,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in TSCO. Bison Wealth LLC increased its stake in Tractor Supply by 356.1% in the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 6,426 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $341,000 after acquiring an additional 5,017 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its holdings in shares of Tractor Supply by 40.7% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 45,132 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,487,000 after purchasing an additional 13,051 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Tractor Supply by 26.9% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 26,162 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,442,000 after purchasing an additional 5,542 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Tractor Supply by 1.2% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 316,009 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $16,676,000 after purchasing an additional 3,631 shares during the period. Finally, Glenview Trust co lifted its holdings in shares of Tractor Supply by 36.0% during the second quarter. Glenview Trust co now owns 19,627 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,036,000 after purchasing an additional 5,194 shares during the period. 98.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TSCO has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 target price (down from $60.00) on shares of Tractor Supply in a report on Friday. Robert W. Baird set a $60.00 price target on shares of Tractor Supply and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Tractor Supply from $55.00 to $44.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Gordon Haskett reduced their price objective on shares of Tractor Supply from $50.00 to $40.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Piper Sandler downgraded shares of Tractor Supply from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $51.00 to $36.00 in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $46.42.

Tractor Supply Stock Performance

Shares of TSCO stock opened at $30.14 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.77, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $36.59 and its 200 day moving average is $46.42. Tractor Supply Company has a 12 month low of $28.36 and a 12 month high of $63.99.

Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The specialty retailer reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $3.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.64 billion. Tractor Supply had a return on equity of 42.58% and a net margin of 6.91%.The business’s revenue was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.34 EPS. Tractor Supply has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.130-2.230 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Tractor Supply Company will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current year.

Tractor Supply Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 27th. Tractor Supply’s dividend payout ratio is 47.06%.

Tractor Supply Company Profile

Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) is a specialty retailer focused on products for the home, farm, ranch and outdoors. The company operates a network of physical retail locations complemented by an e-commerce platform, offering a one-stop source of supplies and equipment for customers with rural and suburban lifestyles. Its merchandise assortment targets a range of needs, from animal and livestock care to maintenance, outdoor power equipment, and seasonal products.

Product categories include animal feed and supplies, pet products, fencing and fencing supplies, equine equipment, lawn and garden tools, work clothing and footwear, and small agricultural and outdoor power equipment.