Shares of Tractor Supply Company rose about 4.5 percent 0.7 percent Thursday after the Brentwood-based retailer reported quarterly earnings that beat analysts’ estimates.

In heavy trading, Tractor Supply stock (ticker: TSCO ) was valued at $57.22 per share as the session neared its end, up from $54.83 at Wednesday’s close. This came after the company posted Q3 earnings of $0.49 per share, topping the Zacks consensus estimate of $0.49 cents. Earnings increased 8.6 percent from the number of the same quarter last year.

Tractor Supply reported third-quarter net sales increased 7.2 percent to a record $3.72 billion. According to a release, the increase was driven primarily by the growth in comparable store sales, as well as new store openings and the contribution from Allivet, an online

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