If you are looking for the best ideas for your portfolio you may want to consider some of Wedgewood Partners top stock picks. Wedgewood Partners, an investment management firm, is bullish on Tractor Supply Co (NASDAQ:TSCO) stock. In its Q2 2019 investor letter – you can download a copy here – the firm discussed its investment thesis on Tractor Supply Co (NASDAQ:TSCO) stock. Tractor Supply Co (NASDAQ:TSCO) is a retail chain company.
On July 16, 2019, Wedgewood Partners had released its Q2 2019 investor letter. The investment firm said that Tractor Supply Co (NASDAQ:TSCO) was one of the biggest contributors to its performance in Q2 2019. The stock has posted a return of 46.9% in the trailing one year period, outperforming the S&P 500 Index which returned 20.5% in the same period. This suggests that the investment firm was right in its decision. On a year-to-date basis, Tractor Supply Co (NASDAQ:TSCO) stock has risen by 63.7%.
Last month, we published an article revealing Wedgewood Partners bullish investment thesis on Tractor Supply Co (NASDAQ:TSCO) stock in its Q2 2020 investor letter. This suggests that the investment firm has been bullish for a long time on Tractor Supply Co (NASDAQ:TSCO).
Wedgewood Partners fund posted a return of 4.3% in the second quarter of 2019, in-line with the S&P 500 Index which also returned 4.3% in the same quarter. Let’s take a look at comments made by Wedgewood Partners about Tractor Supply Co (NASDAQ:TSCO) in the Q2 2019 investor letter.
“Tractor Supply continues to execute in its niche retail space despite the broad sector headwinds experienced during the quarter of weather and tariffs. We expect margins to improve throughout the year and valuation remains attractive as the company grows the bottom line at a double-digit pace.”
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In Q1 2020, the number of bullish hedge fund positions on Tractor Supply Co (NASDAQ:TSCO) stock decreased by about 16% from the previous quarter (see the chart here), so a number of other hedge fund managers don’t seem to agree with TSCO’s growth potential. Our calculations showed that Tractor Supply Co (NASDAQ:TSCO) isn’t ranked among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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