Tractor Supply (TSCO) Competitors $61.52 -0.09 (-0.15%) Closing price 08/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$61.54 +0.02 (+0.03%) As of 08/25/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TSCO vs. COST, FIVE, SFM, ULTA, BOOT, DKS, HD, KR, SIG, and WINAShould you be buying Tractor Supply stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tractor Supply include Costco Wholesale (COST), Five Below (FIVE), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Boot Barn (BOOT), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), Home Depot (HD), Kroger (KR), Signet Jewelers (SIG), and Winmark (WINA). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Tractor Supply vs. Its Competitors Costco Wholesale Five Below Sprouts Farmers Market Ulta Beauty Boot Barn DICK'S Sporting Goods Home Depot Kroger Signet Jewelers Winmark Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) and Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation. Is COST or TSCO a better dividend stock? Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Tractor Supply pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Costco Wholesale pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tractor Supply pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Costco Wholesale has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Tractor Supply has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Which has more risk and volatility, COST or TSCO? Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tractor Supply has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend COST or TSCO? Costco Wholesale currently has a consensus target price of $1,050.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.51%. Tractor Supply has a consensus target price of $61.80, suggesting a potential upside of 0.46%. Given Costco Wholesale's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Costco Wholesale is more favorable than Tractor Supply.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Costco Wholesale 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Tractor Supply 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 Does the media favor COST or TSCO? In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 56 more articles in the media than Tractor Supply. MarketBeat recorded 94 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 38 mentions for Tractor Supply. Tractor Supply's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.15 indicating that Tractor Supply is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Costco Wholesale 64 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tractor Supply 29 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, COST or TSCO? Costco Wholesale has higher revenue and earnings than Tractor Supply. Tractor Supply is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCostco Wholesale$254.45B1.64$7.37B$17.6353.41Tractor Supply$14.88B2.19$1.10B$2.0430.16 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of COST or TSCO? 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Tractor Supply shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Tractor Supply shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is COST or TSCO more profitable? Tractor Supply has a net margin of 7.18% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.92%. Tractor Supply's return on equity of 46.83% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Costco Wholesale2.92% 30.48% 10.52% Tractor Supply 7.18%46.83%10.73% SummaryCostco Wholesale beats Tractor Supply on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Tractor Supply News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TSCO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TSCO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TSCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTractor SupplyRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$32.65B$12.42B$27.33B$9.74BDividend Yield1.49%2.12%172.56%4.08%P/E Ratio30.1917.3126.8225.84Price / Sales2.191.9512.67102.91Price / Cash21.2512.1717.6528.79Price / Book14.484.355.145.99Net Income$1.10B$608.12M$869.87M$265.29M7 Day Performance-1.22%0.49%1.50%4.07%1 Month Performance3.69%6.71%-0.96%0.93%1 Year Performance12.75%11.21%14.24%18.21% Tractor Supply Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TSCOTractor Supply4.2984 of 5 stars$61.52-0.1%$61.80+0.5%+14.3%$32.65B$14.88B30.1952,000Positive NewsCOSTCostco Wholesale4.6172 of 5 stars$979.35+0.8%$1,050.00+7.2%+7.1%$434.32B$254.45B55.55333,000Trending NewsFIVEFive Below2.6914 of 5 stars$141.88+5.1%$121.47-14.4%+70.4%$7.81B$3.88B29.7423,200Upcoming EarningsSFMSprouts Farmers Market3.9375 of 5 stars$144.61-0.7%$172.20+19.1%+48.5%$14.13B$7.72B29.7635,000Positive NewsBuyback AnnouncementULTAUlta Beauty3.6223 of 5 stars$516.87-0.8%$475.17-8.1%+38.5%$23.23B$11.30B20.1958,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBOOTBoot Barn3.636 of 5 stars$167.58+3.4%$182.54+8.9%+21.5%$5.12B$1.91B26.4310,400Positive NewsDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.8625 of 5 stars$223.50-0.2%$223.06-0.2%-4.7%$17.89B$13.44B15.9956,100News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionHDHome Depot4.4279 of 5 stars$394.68-1.2%$427.76+8.4%+8.9%$392.68B$159.51B26.78520,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeKRKroger4.5157 of 5 stars$69.85+0.2%$70.53+1.0%+35.1%$46.16B$147.12B19.03409,000SIGSignet Jewelers2.8608 of 5 stars$84.01+2.5%$88.86+5.8%+6.1%$3.46B$6.70B91.3127,595News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsWINAWinmark1.6354 of 5 stars$440.09+2.3%N/A+23.1%$1.56B$83.40M39.1980Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COST Alternatives FIVE Alternatives SFM Alternatives ULTA Alternatives BOOT Alternatives DKS Alternatives HD Alternatives KR Alternatives SIG Alternatives WINA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:TSCO) was last updated on 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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