Sharp increase in TSCO’s short interest leads to surge in days-to-cover ratio

Samantha Gray

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. 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 $1.81 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 $2.26 million.

As published in a research note from Truist on January 16, 2026, Tractor Supply Co [TSCO] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $55. Analysts at Gordon Haskett downgraded the stock from ‘”a Accumulate”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of November 24, 2025, Jefferies has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for TSCO. Earlier on October 24, 2025, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for TSCO stock which previously was a “an Underweight”.

Analyzing TSCO Stock Performance

On last trading session, Tractor Supply Co [NASDAQ: TSCO] rose 4.32% to $53.17. The stock’s lowest price that day was $51.66, but it reached a high of $53.545 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.72%. Over the course of the year, Tractor Supply Co shares have dropped approximately -0.91%.

Is Tractor Supply Co subject to short interest?

Stocks of Tractor Supply Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.95 million shares to 32.92 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 31.97 million shares. A jump of 2.88% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.71 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.71.

Which companies own the most shares of Tractor Supply Co (TSCO)?

In terms of Tractor Supply Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 65 in the next 12 months, up nearly 27.53% from the previous closing price of $50.97. Analysts anticipate Tractor Supply Co stock to reach 70 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 50. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Tractor Supply Co stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On October 09, 2025, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $62.

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