Tractor Supply (TSCO) Competitors $60.61 +0.59 (+0.98%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$60.19 -0.42 (-0.69%) As of 04:04 AM 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 superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend COST or TSCO? Costco Wholesale presently has a consensus price target of $1,056.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.17%. Tractor Supply has a consensus price target of $61.80, suggesting a potential upside of 1.96%. Given Costco Wholesale's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 9 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65Tractor Supply 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Tractor Supply shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, COST or TSCO? Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tractor Supply has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to COST or TSCO? In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 78 more articles in the media than Tractor Supply. MarketBeat recorded 103 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 25 mentions for Tractor Supply. Tractor Supply's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.19 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 76 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tractor Supply 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% Which has higher earnings and 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$268.78B1.60$7.37B$17.6354.90Tractor Supply$14.88B2.16$1.10B$2.0429.71 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 0.5%. 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 increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Tractor Supply has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. SummaryCostco Wholesale beats Tractor Supply on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$32.12B$12.35B$27.63B$10.18BDividend Yield1.52%2.20%173.90%4.60%P/E Ratio29.7417.3620.6226.02Price / Sales2.161.998.5191.11Price / Cash20.9012.3017.5129.91Price / Book14.264.335.026.25Net Income$1.10B$608.12M$872.22M$270.76M7 Day Performance0.87%-2.22%1.10%2.54%1 Month Performance0.20%1.15%5.12%5.73%1 Year Performance7.10%9.24%19.65%25.85% Tractor Supply Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TSCOTractor Supply3.9823 of 5 stars$60.61+1.0%$61.80+2.0%+7.1%$32.12B$14.88B29.7452,000Positive NewsCOSTCostco Wholesale4.5203 of 5 stars$971.85+0.9%$1,050.00+8.0%+5.7%$431.00B$254.45B55.12333,000Trending NewsFIVEFive Below3.3252 of 5 stars$151.31-1.4%$143.56-5.1%+44.9%$8.34B$3.88B30.6323,200Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionSFMSprouts Farmers Market4.3747 of 5 stars$139.36+0.4%$173.73+24.7%+33.2%$13.62B$7.72B28.6735,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeULTAUlta Beauty4.1508 of 5 stars$519.81+1.0%$543.13+4.5%+36.0%$23.31B$11.30B19.9358,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓BOOTBoot Barn3.388 of 5 stars$187.01+2.4%$182.54-2.4%+14.1%$5.72B$1.91B29.5010,400Positive NewsDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.8373 of 5 stars$223.58+1.1%$232.50+4.0%+2.1%$17.91B$13.44B15.6156,100Trending NewsEx-DividendShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionHDHome Depot4.6769 of 5 stars$420.20+0.3%$432.52+2.9%+11.4%$418.26B$159.51B28.55520,700Positive NewsKRKroger4.0977 of 5 stars$67.99+0.4%$70.58+3.8%+22.3%$44.93B$147.12B18.53409,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSIGSignet Jewelers3.1254 of 5 stars$92.50-1.2%$97.71+5.6%+0.2%$3.81B$6.70B31.0427,595Positive NewsWINAWinmark2.6911 of 5 stars$473.33-1.3%N/A+34.7%$1.68B$81.29M42.1580Positive 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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