BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) _ Tractor Supply Co. (TSCO) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $338.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Brentwood, Tennessee-based company said it had profit of $2.90.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.62 per share.

The retailer for farmers and ranchers posted revenue of $3.18 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.01 billion.

For the current quarter ending in October, Tractor Supply said it expects revenue in the range of $2.3 billion to $2.42 billion. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $2.22 billion.

Tractor Supply shares have increased 56% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has climbed slightly more than 1%. The stock has climbed 29% in the last 12 months.

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