11,308 Shares in Freedom Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FRHC) Acquired by PDT Partners LLC

PDT Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Freedom Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FRHC - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 11,308 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,478,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in Freedom during the 4th quarter worth approximately $10,589,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Freedom by 286.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,213 shares of the company's stock worth $4,471,000 after purchasing an additional 25,350 shares during the period. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in Freedom by 219.1% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 13,224 shares of the company's stock worth $1,728,000 after purchasing an additional 9,080 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP raised its stake in shares of Freedom by 828.2% in the 4th quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 6,228 shares of the company's stock valued at $814,000 after purchasing an additional 5,557 shares during the period. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new stake in shares of Freedom in the fourth quarter valued at about $497,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 1.26% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Freedom

In other news, CFO Evgeny Ler sold 15,114 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.37, for a total value of $2,378,490.18. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 38,794 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,105,011.78. This represents a 28.04 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Sergey Lukyanov sold 2,901 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.29, for a total transaction of $465,001.29. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 124,800 shares in the company, valued at $20,004,192. This trade represents a 2.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 30,973 shares of company stock worth $4,883,489 in the last three months. Insiders own 70.40% of the company's stock.

Freedom Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:FRHC traded down $0.23 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $148.51. 18,523 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 83,376. The company has a market cap of $8.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.86 and a beta of 1.14. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $133.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $130.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. Freedom Holding Corp. has a one year low of $68.60 and a one year high of $164.82.

Freedom (NASDAQ:FRHC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $1.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Freedom had a net margin of 14.99% and a return on equity of 26.63%.

Freedom Profile

Freedom Holding Corp., through its subsidiaries, provides securities brokerage, securities dealing, market making, investment research, investment counseling, and investment banking services. It offers retail brokerage services for exchange-traded and over-the-counter corporate equity and debt securities, money market instruments, exchange traded options and futures contracts, government bonds, and mutual funds; securities trading; underwriting services; margin lending services collateralized by securities and cash in the customer's account; various investment education and training courses; investment research services; and commercial banking services, including payment cards, digital mortgages, and digital business and digital auto loans, as well as Freedom Box, a package of payment acquiring services.