Tractor Supply (TSCO): Today's Featured Specialty Retail Laggard

Tractor Supply was a leading decliner within the specialty retail industry, falling $1.58 (-1.3%) to $119.10 on heavy volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

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Tractor Supply

(

TSCO

) pushed the Specialty Retail industry lower today making it today's featured Specialty Retail laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.3%. By the end of trading, Tractor Supply fell $1.58 (-1.3%) to $119.10 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 792,150 shares of Tractor Supply exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 526,500 shares. The stock ranged in price between $117.88-$120.94 after having opened the day at $120.63 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $120.68. Other companies within the Specialty Retail industry that declined today were:

Zagg

(

ZAGG

), down 17.1%,

Birks & Mayors

(

BMJ

), down 5.0%,

Sport Chalet

(

SPCHB

), down 4.3% and

CSS Industries

(

CSS

), down 3.9%.

Tractor Supply Company operates retail farm and ranch stores in the United States. Tractor Supply has a market cap of $8.6 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 36.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 17 analysts that rate Tractor Supply a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Tractor Supply

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, revenue growth, notable return on equity, solid stock price performance and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company is trading at a premium valuation based on our review of its current price compared to such things as earnings and book value.

On the positive front,

1-800 Flowers.com

(

FLWS

), up 3.6%,

Barnes & Noble

(

BKS

), up 3.4%,

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation

(

BGFV

), up 3.2% and

Copart

(

CPRT

), up 2.9% , were all gainers within the specialty retail industry with

Netflix

(

NFLX

) being today's featured specialty retail industry leader.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the specialty retail industry could consider

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

(

XRT

) while those bearish on the specialty retail industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods

(

SZK

).

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