RB Global
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 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
230% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $27.7M | Put options by funds: $8.4M
28% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 46
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.5B [Q4 2024] → $17.1B (+$1.63B) [Q1 2025]
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 167 | Existing positions reduced: 165
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 475 [Q4 2024] → 479 (+4) [Q1 2025]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 [Q4 2024] → 20 (+0) [Q1 2025]
0.83% less ownership
Funds ownership: 92.9% [Q4 2024] → 92.07% (-0.83%) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
2 analyst ratings
CIBC | 11%upside $118 | Outperformer Maintained | 9 May 2025 |
Baird Craig Kennison | 8%upside $115 | Outperform Maintained | 8 May 2025 |
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