Can Tractor Supply Co. Rake It In?

Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) analysts had a very bullish reaction to the company’s recent earnings surprise. Company Description Tractor Supply Co. operates over 900 farm and ranch stores across 44 states.

By Bill Gunderson:With a weak economy, there has been a resurgence in do-it-yourself, grow-your-own, and other self-reliance type projects. The stock of Home Depot (HD) is up 24.1% over the last 12 months. The S&P 500 is only up 4.3% during that same period of time.

Andrew Wilkinson submits: Tractor Supply Co. (TSCO) – Bullish players paid Tractor Supply Co. options a visit at the start of the U.S. trading week with shares in the operator of retail farm and ranch stores increasing as much as 2.4% to a new all-time high of $69.45.

By Zacks Investment Research: Tractor Supply Company (TSCO), a leading retail firm and ranch store brand, is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2012 financial results after the market closes on April 25, 2012. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 54 cents per share.

We maintain our long-term Outperform recommendation on Tractor Supply Co. (TSCO) as we anticipate it to perform well above the broader market.

CALGARY — Animal rights activists consider it among the most horrific practices inflicted on animals raised for food. But for Rick Bergman, who has been raising hogs for three decades and is vice chair of the Canadian Pork Council, using gestation crates are simply the most humane and efficient way to breed a sow. Those who think otherwise, he said Thursday, don’t spend much time around the animals they’re trying to defend.

Brian Polino submits:The Home Depot (HD) is the world’s largest home improvement retailer based on net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010. Their stores sell a wide assortment of building materials, home improvement and lawn and garden products, and provide a number of services.

By Jim Pyke:The Home Depot, Inc.(NYSE: HD) is the world's leading home improvement retailer and also a consistent dividend stock. With a forward dividend yield of about 3% based on a forward estimated dividend of $1.04 and a closing stock price of $34.93, HD is a solid, albeit unspectacular, dividend payer.