Tractor Supply (TSCO) Competitors

Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) and Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and community ranking.

Is TSCO or ULTA more profitable?

Ulta Beauty has a net margin of 10.58% compared to Tractor Supply's net margin of 7.40%. Ulta Beauty's return on equity of 51.95% beat Tractor Supply's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tractor Supply	7.40%	49.01%	11.32%
Ulta Beauty	10.58%	51.95%	20.88%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TSCO or ULTA?

Ulta Beauty received 264 more outperform votes than Tractor Supply when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.68% of users gave Tractor Supply an outperform vote while only 68.08% of users gave Ulta Beauty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tractor Supply	Outperform Votes 1041 69.68%	Underperform Votes 453 30.32%
Ulta Beauty	Outperform Votes 1305 68.08%	Underperform Votes 612 31.92%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TSCO or ULTA?

98.7% of Tractor Supply shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Tractor Supply shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TSCO or ULTA?

Ulta Beauty has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tractor Supply. Ulta Beauty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tractor Supply, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tractor Supply	$14.88B	1.86	$1.10B	$2.04	25.57
Ulta Beauty	$11.30B	1.47	$1.29B	$25.37	14.44

Does the media favor TSCO or ULTA?

In the previous week, Tractor Supply had 4 more articles in the media than Ulta Beauty. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Tractor Supply and 35 mentions for Ulta Beauty. Ulta Beauty's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Tractor Supply's score of 1.15 indicating that Ulta Beauty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tractor Supply	26 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ulta Beauty	31 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate TSCO or ULTA?

Tractor Supply currently has a consensus price target of $59.07, suggesting a potential upside of 13.22%. Ulta Beauty has a consensus price target of $427.61, suggesting a potential upside of 16.75%. Given Ulta Beauty's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ulta Beauty is more favorable than Tractor Supply.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tractor Supply	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Ulta Beauty	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

Which has more volatility and risk, TSCO or ULTA?

Tractor Supply has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ulta Beauty has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ulta Beauty beats Tractor Supply on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.