Tractor Supply (TSCO) Competitors $56.04 -0.30 (-0.53%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.20 +0.16 (+0.29%) As of 07:57 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 Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk. Is TSCO or COST more profitable? Tractor Supply has a net margin of 7.24% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.92%. Tractor Supply's return on equity of 47.56% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tractor Supply7.24% 47.56% 10.89% Costco Wholesale 2.92%30.48%10.52% Is TSCO or COST a better dividend stock? Tractor Supply pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Tractor Supply pays out 45.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costco Wholesale pays out 29.5% 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. Tractor Supply has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Costco Wholesale has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend TSCO or COST? Tractor Supply presently has a consensus target price of $57.95, suggesting a potential upside of 3.41%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus target price of $1,037.48, suggesting a potential upside of 9.05%. Given Costco Wholesale's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Costco Wholesale is more favorable than Tractor Supply.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tractor Supply 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Costco Wholesale 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TSCO or COST? 98.7% of Tractor Supply shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Tractor Supply shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, TSCO or COST? Tractor Supply has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TSCO or COST? 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 RatioTractor Supply$14.96B1.99$1.10B$2.0127.88Costco Wholesale$254.45B1.66$7.37B$17.6353.96 Does the media favor TSCO or COST? In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 113 more articles in the media than Tractor Supply. MarketBeat recorded 151 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 38 mentions for Tractor Supply. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Tractor Supply's score of 0.94 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tractor Supply 24 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Costco Wholesale 92 Very Positive mention(s) 25 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCostco Wholesale beats Tractor Supply on 12 of the 20 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$29.87B$11.63B$26.70B$9.32BDividend Yield1.59%2.27%177.13%4.05%P/E Ratio27.8315.1329.4119.68Price / Sales1.991.695.66100.28Price / Cash19.439.7246.3857.53Price / Book13.193.855.645.67Net Income$1.10B$608.19M$876.41M$257.51M7 Day Performance-2.05%-2.21%-1.79%0.52%1 Month Performance8.42%4.48%4.42%8.84%1 Year Performance-1.05%-1.07%19.50%14.18% Tractor Supply Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TSCOTractor Supply4.7364 of 5 stars$56.04-0.5%$57.95+3.4%+4.0%$29.87B$14.96B27.8352,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCOSTCostco Wholesale4.3097 of 5 stars$992.18+0.5%$1,034.79+4.3%+14.0%$440.01B$254.45B56.28333,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionFIVEFive Below2.7942 of 5 stars$129.30-2.4%$113.30-12.4%+32.1%$7.12B$3.88B27.1123,200SFMSprouts Farmers Market3.376 of 5 stars$164.19+1.2%$167.79+2.2%+96.4%$16.07B$7.72B36.9035,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastULTAUlta Beauty3.8708 of 5 stars$475.99-0.4%$465.04-2.3%+19.9%$21.40B$11.30B18.5958,000Trending NewsBOOTBoot Barn3.8327 of 5 stars$162.72-1.3%$173.67+6.7%+26.9%$4.98B$1.91B27.7710,400DKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.8069 of 5 stars$206.89+0.3%$219.56+6.1%-4.3%$16.56B$13.44B14.8056,100Positive NewsHDHome Depot4.8511 of 5 stars$367.51-1.1%$426.77+16.1%+0.2%$365.65B$159.51B24.93520,700Positive NewsKRKroger4.7089 of 5 stars$71.45+2.3%$70.00-2.0%+37.8%$47.22B$146.97B19.47409,000Trending NewsInsider TradeSIGSignet Jewelers3.7023 of 5 stars$81.59-2.9%$87.14+6.8%-8.9%$3.36B$6.70B88.6927,595Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeWINAWinmark1.5587 of 5 stars$366.63-2.1%N/A-6.1%$1.29B$81.29M32.7680News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend Announcement 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. But nothing comes close to the rall...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | Sponsored$60 Trillion in Debt = A Golden Rocket LaunchTrump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” just became law — and with it, the U.S. is now racing toward $60 trillion in debt...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredFirst time revealing what I do with my own moneyMy mom has made 3,400% returns - here’s her 3-Stock Secret' Joel Litman is an accountant. So is his mom, wh...Altimetry | Sponsored[ATTENTION] This Crypto Rocket Is About Launch…Every crypto bull market ends with a final surge — the window where fortunes are made fast. According to tw...Crypto Swap Profits | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added ten stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Tractor Supply Company Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Tractor Supply With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
