After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. After-hours trades for Tractor Supply Co. (TSCO) shows that investor sentiment remained broken, with the stock’s consolidated last price falling by -$0.82, or -0.37%, to $222.75. The Tractor Supply Co. has recorded 30,342 volume in the after hours trading session. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Petsense by Tractor Supply to Debut Skout’s Honor Grooming Products in Salons Nationwide.
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Stocks Info
As a NASDAQ listed company, TSCO falls under the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating within the Specialty Retail industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $223.57 and fluctuated between $224.01 as its day high and $219.72 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Tractor Supply Co. is $24.17B. A total of 1.02 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.28M shares.
Insider Activity
Aside from predicting where a stock will go, investors also consider insider trades as an indicator of the stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, TSCO has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 39 BUYs and 61 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 131,488 shares during that period but sold 131,289.
In the most recent transaction, Brown Joy sold 500 shares of TSCO for 221.59 per share on Aug 15. After the transaction, the Director now owns 1,855 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 14, Barton Kurt D sold 7,487 shares at 222.43 per share. TSCO shares that EVP Chief Financial Officer owns now total 19,574.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Estep Jonathan S disposed of 12,074 shares on May 17 at a per-share price of $226.20. This resulted in the EVP – CMO holding 7,972 shares of TSCO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Estep Jonathan S sold 164 shares at $226.20 per share on May 17. Company shares held by the EVP – CMO now total 63.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Tractor Supply Co. pays an annual dividend of $4.11, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.84%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.82. TSCO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/24/2023 when it declared a $1.03 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/12/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/12/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 8/25/2023. The TSCO stock dividend was $1.03 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for TSCO in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $219.38 with high estimates of $262.00 and low estimates of $171.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, TSCO has a high of $251.17 and a low of $185.00.
As of this writing, TSCO has an earnings estimate of $2.23 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 27 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.29 per share and a lower estimate of $2.16. The company reported an EPS of $3.83 in the last quarter, which was -2.30% lower than expectations of $3.92.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. TSCO’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $878.03M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.92B in debt and $2.06B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $19.46, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.00B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for TSCO is Buy with a score of 4.07.
