RB GlobalRBA
About: RB Global operates the world's largest auction for heavy equipment. The company started as a live auctioneer of industrial equipment; since then it has greatly expanded its operations to include the sale of construction, agricultural, oilfield, and transportation equipment. RB Global operates over 40 live auction sites in more than 12 countries, along with online marketplaces, including IronPlanet, Marketplace-E, and GovPlanet. Its agricultural auctions are frequently much smaller venues and can include liquidations of single farms. The company holds over 300 auctions yearly and sells $6 billion worth of equipment.
Employees: 7,900
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
92% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 36
52% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $74.3M | Put options by funds: $48.8M
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 [Q3] → 20 (+5) [Q4]
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.5B [Q3] → $15.4B (+$1.87B) [Q4]
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 443 [Q3] → 461 (+18) [Q4]
1.62% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.95% [Q3] → 92.57% (+1.62%) [Q4]
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 158 | Existing positions reduced: 152
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
5 analyst ratings
BMO Capital John Gibson 50% 1-year accuracy 3 / 6 met price target | 17%upside $120 | Outperform Maintained | 19 Feb 2025 |
Raymond James Bryan Fast 100% 1-year accuracy 2 / 2 met price target | 15%upside $118 | Outperform Maintained | 19 Feb 2025 |
RBC Capital Sabahat Khan 63% 1-year accuracy 10 / 16 met price target | 13%upside $116 | Outperform Maintained | 19 Feb 2025 |
Baird Craig Kennison 34% 1-year accuracy 10 / 29 met price target | 7%upside $110 | Outperform Maintained | 19 Feb 2025 |
CIBC | 5%upside $108 | Outperformer Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about RBA published over the past 30 days









