Casey's General Stores shares drop following results
BUZZ-Casey's General Stores shares drop following results ** Casey's General Stores Inc CASY.O shares were down 10% in after-hours trading on Tues following the convenience store operator's qtrly report
** The co beat analysts' rev and adj EPS expectations for the qtr ended July 31 and reported strong fuel margins
** But total op expenses rose, driven by higher labor and insurance costs
** Analyst recommendations on the stock include 14 "strong buy" or "buy" ratings and seven "hold" ratings, per LSEG
** CASY is up 33% for the YTD as of Tues's close, compared with a roughly 14% rise in the Nasdaq .IXIC
** The stock closed down 3% in the regular session
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch )