Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Has $658,000 Stock Position in Tractor Supply Company $TSCO

Key Points

• Ameritas Advisory Services LLC reduced its stake in Tractor Supply Company by 71.6%, holding 12,466 shares valued at approximately $658,000.
• Tractor Supply reported a quarterly earnings per share of $0.81, slightly exceeding analysts' expectations, with revenue of $4.44 billion, marking a 4.5% increase from the previous year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share, resulting in an annualized yield of 1.6% and a payout ratio of 45.10%.

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO - Free Report) by 71.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,466 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after selling 31,409 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC's holdings in Tractor Supply were worth $658,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TSCO. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in shares of Tractor Supply by 16.0% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 27,604,769 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $1,521,023,000 after acquiring an additional 3,815,520 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Tractor Supply by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 66,631,422 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $3,671,391,000 after buying an additional 2,597,450 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in Tractor Supply by 10.8% during the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 24,664,907 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $1,359,036,000 after acquiring an additional 2,408,373 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Tractor Supply by 14.5% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 11,927,641 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $657,214,000 after buying an additional 1,510,489 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Select Equity Group L.P. grew its position in Tractor Supply by 16.8% during the first quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 8,959,995 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $493,696,000 after buying an additional 1,290,771 shares in the last quarter. 98.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Tractor Supply Stock Performance

Tractor Supply stock opened at $55.83 on Monday. Tractor Supply Company has a 1 year low of $46.85 and a 1 year high of $63.99. The company's 50-day moving average is $59.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $54.91. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The company has a market cap of $29.59 billion, a PE ratio of 27.39, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.73.

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

Tractor Supply Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 9th. Investors of record on Monday, August 25th were paid a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Tractor Supply's payout ratio is 45.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Kurt D. Barton sold 90,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.96, for a total value of $5,756,400.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 47,715 shares in the company, valued at $3,051,851.40. This trade represents a 65.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Noni L. Ellison sold 5,200 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.96, for a total transaction of $332,592.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 28,639 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,831,750.44. This represents a 15.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 106,045 shares of company stock worth $6,719,757. Company insiders own 0.65% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Telsey Advisory Group set a $70.00 price objective on Tractor Supply in a research report on Friday, July 25th. UBS Group raised their target price on Tractor Supply from $54.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Tractor Supply in a report on Friday, July 25th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Tractor Supply from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $65.00 target price (up previously from $57.00) on shares of Tractor Supply in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $62.15.

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.

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