Tractor Supply beat worth almost $1B

Analyst action: Dollar General, Tractor Supply

MKM Partners analyst Patrick McKeever has downgraded shares of Dollar General from 'buy' to 'hold.' Shares of the Nashville-based discount retailer (Ticker: DG) are up 32 percent year to date. At JPMorgan, Christopher Horvers has done the opposite, raising his rating on Tractor Supply to 'hold' from 'underweight' and hiked his target big time — to $75 from $46. The company's shares (Ticker: TSCO) also have run up nicely so far this year, closing Monday at $70.20.