Jefferies Bumps Price Target on Ritchie Bros (RBA) After In-Line Q4; Maintains Hold

Jefferies boosted its price target on Ritchie Bros (NYSE: RBA) from $20 to $21 but kept is Hold rating following Q4 results. The company posted EPS $0.25 compared consensus of $0.24 and the firm's estimate of $0.30 which was based on an Auction Revenue Rate 130bps higher than reported. Sales in the quarter of $1.0bln were in line with expectations, though a higher % came from At-Risk business which underperformed company expectations in the 4Q. 2012 guidance was slightly below Street expectations.

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Shares of Ritchie Bros closed at $23.90 yesterday.

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