Negative sentiment towards TSCO reflected in surge in short interest

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Tractor Supply Co shares valued at $377,426 were sold by Kersey Melissa on Aug 13 ’25. At $59.78 per share, Kersey Melissa sold 6,313 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 34,070 shares worth approximately $1.91 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Kersey Melissa purchased 6,314 shares, netting a total of over 377,426 in proceeds.

Before that, Weikel Mark J had sold 8,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $479,360, the Director traded Tractor Supply Co shares for $59.92 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 8,000 shares, worth approximately $2.38 million.

Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of July 24, 2025, BofA Securities has increased its “an Underperform” rating to a “Buy” for TSCO. Earlier on April 25, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for TSCO stock.

Analyzing TSCO Stock Performance

On last trading session, Tractor Supply Co [NASDAQ: TSCO] plunged -1.67% to $55.92. The stock’s lowest price that day was $55.89, but it reached a high of $57.49 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.49%. Over the course of the year, Tractor Supply Co shares have dropped approximately -2.29%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $63.99 on 07/24/25 and a 52-week low of $46.85 on 04/24/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Tractor Supply Co (TSCO)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 55.38, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 54.83. In the upper region, resistance lies at 56.98. The next price resistance is at 58.03. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 33.87 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Tractor Supply Co subject to short interest?

Stocks of Tractor Supply Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 43205.0 shares to 40.36 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 40.32 million shares. A jump of 0.11% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 9.7 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 9.7.

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In terms of Tractor Supply Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 65.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 15.17% from the previous closing price of $56.87. Analysts anticipate Tractor Supply Co stock to reach 70 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 55. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Tractor Supply Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 06, 2025, Mizuho assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $60.

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