Insider Selling: Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) CFO Sells $101,378.04 in Stock

Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO) CFO Kurt Barton sold 1,884 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.81, for a total transaction of $101,378.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 52,562 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,828,361.22. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Tractor Supply Trading Up 1.1%

NASDAQ:TSCO opened at $55.03 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a current ratio of 1.34. Tractor Supply Company has a one year low of $46.85 and a one year high of $63.99. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $52.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $55.42. The stock has a market cap of $29.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 0.74.

Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The specialty retailer reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by ($0.03). Tractor Supply had a net margin of 7.06% and a return on equity of 44.36%. The business had revenue of $3.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.03 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.44 EPS. Tractor Supply’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Tractor Supply Company will post 2.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Tractor Supply Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 24th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 24th. This is an increase from Tractor Supply’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Tractor Supply’s dividend payout ratio is 46.38%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Tractor Supply

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of TSCO. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its position in shares of Tractor Supply by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 17,908 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $945,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the period. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Tractor Supply by 8.0% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,465 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $140,000 after buying an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC increased its position in Tractor Supply by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC now owns 4,462 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $223,000 after buying an additional 183 shares during the period. Perigon Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Tractor Supply by 0.6% in the third quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 34,036 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,936,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Field & Main Bank lifted its stake in Tractor Supply by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Field & Main Bank now owns 18,835 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $942,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.72% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on TSCO. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of Tractor Supply in a report on Friday, January 30th. Zacks Research cut shares of Tractor Supply from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Truist Financial set a $55.00 price target on Tractor Supply and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of Tractor Supply in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Stephens set a $53.00 target price on Tractor Supply and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.78.

Trending Headlines about Tractor Supply

Here are the key news stories impacting Tractor Supply this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Board & capital return: Tractor Supply raised its quarterly dividend to $0.24 (a ~4.3% increase) and appointed Sonia Syngal to the board — a signal of shareholder return focus that typically supports income?oriented buyers. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Logistics strategy: Management is exploring final?mile delivery capabilities to improve e?commerce fulfillment. Potential long?term upside for sales, but it requires investment and will take time to affect margins. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrades/estimates: Zacks Research issued multiple downward revisions to 2026–2028 quarterly and annual EPS forecasts and carries a “Strong Sell” stance — this increases downside risk to consensus expectations and can pressure the stock if other brokers follow. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling: Two EVPs executed sizable mid?February sales (Robert D. Mills sold ~62,950 shares; Jonathan S. Estep sold ~59,745 shares), a meaningful reduction in holdings that investors often view as bearish. SEC filings available for review. Read More. | Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Additional insider sale: CFO Kurt Barton sold 1,884 shares (~$101k), a smaller but additive data point in the insider?selling pattern. Read More.

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.