** Shares of farming equipment retailer Tractor Supply TSCO.O up 1.6% at $53.75 premarket
** Jefferies upgrades to "buy" from "hold" rating; raises PT to $64 from $58
** Company's strong value proposition gives it a competitive edge over peers, driven by sharp pricing supported by predominantly domestic sourcing - brokerage
** Sees TSCO shares as a potential "hedge" given the resilience of its customer demographic and momentum behind early-stage, needle-moving growth initiatives
** 19 of 32 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 13 "hold"; median PT is $65 - data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, shares flat YTD
(Reporting by Sanskriti Shekhar in Bengaluru )
((Sanskriti.Shekhar@thomsonreuters.com))