Analysts Set Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) Target Price at $258.33

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) has received an average recommendation of “Buy” from the four analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $258.3333.

TSM has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $270.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 31st. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $240.00 target price (up from $215.00) on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

NYSE:TSM opened at $250.84 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $237.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $201.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 2.15. The firm has a market cap of $1.30 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.23. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a 1-year low of $134.25 and a 1-year high of $254.73.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.13 by $0.34. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 42.91% and a return on equity of 33.37%. The business had revenue of $30.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.50 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.48 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 44.4% on a year-over-year basis. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 11th will be issued a $0.8348 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is 28.16%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. City Holding Co. raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 238.0% in the first quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 169 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 119 shares during the period. 1248 Management LLC purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 138.8% in the first quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the period. Resources Management Corp CT ADV purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Graybill Wealth Management LTD. purchased a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 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.