We're taking a closer look at Tractor Supply Company today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 0.9% compared to -1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Tractor Supply Company operates as a rural lifestyle retailer in the United States.
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Tractor Supply Company has moved 4.4% over the last year compared to 21.3% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -16.9%
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TSCO has an average analyst rating of buy and is 3.73% away from its mean target price of $218.07 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $10.25
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Tractor Supply Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.1 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $10.37 and its forward P/E ratio is 21.8
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TSCO has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 3.86, which shows the company is potentially overvalued when we factor growth into the price to earnings calculus.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 11.62 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Tractor Supply Company is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.96 and an average P/B of 4.24
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Tractor Supply Company has on average reported free cash flows of $670.7 Million over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 6.8%