Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) Shares Purchased by AlphaMark Advisors LLC

AlphaMark Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) by 1.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,924 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. AlphaMark Advisors LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $972,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C. bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter worth approximately $211,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.1% during the 4th quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 3,129 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $618,000 after purchasing an additional 313 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 13,859 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,737,000 after acquiring an additional 547 shares during the period. Aspiring Ventures LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter valued at about $785,000. Finally, Accel Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Accel Wealth Management now owns 2,037 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $402,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on TSM shares. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 20th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $225.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Susquehanna reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $220.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE:TSM opened at $221.73 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $201.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $185.75. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has a 52 week low of $112.61 and a 52 week high of $226.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 2.30 and a current ratio of 2.57. The company has a market cap of $1.15 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.07.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.16 by $0.08. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 30.47% and a net margin of 40.51%. As a group, research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited will post 9.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be given a dividend of $0.5484 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 18th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.49. This represents a $2.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.99%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.27%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It provides a range of wafer fabrication processes, including processes to manufacture complementary metal- oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, bipolar CMOS mixed-signal, and others.