Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Sells 9,586 Shares of Tractor Supply Company $TSCO

Key Points

• Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC reduced its stake in Tractor Supply Company by 14.5%, holding 56,545 shares worth approximately $3.12 million at the end of the last quarter.
• Institutional investors control a significant majority of the company's stock, with 98.72% ownership mainly from various hedge funds, including Vanguard and Wellington Management Group.
• Tractor Supply reported strong earnings with $0.81 earnings per share, surpassing analyst expectations, and outlined a Q3 2025 guidance with estimated EPS of 2.000-2.180.

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO - Free Report) by 14.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 56,545 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after selling 9,586 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC's holdings in Tractor Supply were worth $3,116,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Hancock Whitney Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Tractor Supply by 2.0% in the first quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 9,849 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $543,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the period. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV boosted its holdings in shares of Tractor Supply by 0.3% in the first quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 66,483 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $3,663,000 after buying an additional 208 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its position in shares of Tractor Supply by 2.5% in the first quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 8,714 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $450,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of Tractor Supply by 30.1% in the first quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 920 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Independent Wealth Network Inc. lifted its position in shares of Tractor Supply by 5.2% in the first quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 4,335 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $239,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.72% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on TSCO. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Tractor Supply from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Tractor Supply from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Tractor Supply from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of Tractor Supply from $66.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Tractor Supply from $56.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $61.80.

Insider Activity

In other Tractor Supply news, CFO Kurt D. Barton sold 90,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.96, for a total transaction 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 represents a 65.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Denise L. Jackson sold 1,165 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.50, for a total transaction of $68,152.50. Following the sale, the director owned 31,123 shares in the company, valued at $1,820,695.50. The trade was a 3.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 204,680 shares of company stock valued at $12,071,552. Company insiders own 0.65% of the company's stock.

Tractor Supply Stock Performance

Shares of TSCO stock traded up $0.59 on Friday, hitting $60.61. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,395,306 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,433,133. The company has a market capitalization of $32.12 billion, a PE ratio of 29.74, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a current ratio of 1.28. Tractor Supply Company has a fifty-two week low of $46.85 and a fifty-two week high of $63.99. The stock's 50 day moving average is $59.28 and its 200-day moving average is $54.49.

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

Tractor Supply Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 25th were paid a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 25th. Tractor Supply's dividend payout ratio 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.