Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Sold by Kiker Wealth Management LLC

Kiker Wealth Management LLC trimmed its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 97.8% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 166 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 7,213 shares during the period. Kiker Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $38,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,159,000 after buying an additional 1,892 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.0% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,103 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,511,000 after buying an additional 594 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 38.8% in the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 1,235 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $205,000 after buying an additional 345 shares during the last quarter. Keystone Wealth Services LLC grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 58.9% in the 1st quarter. Keystone Wealth Services LLC now owns 1,808 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $300,000 after buying an additional 670 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mission Wealth Management LP grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 63.4% in the 1st quarter. Mission Wealth Management LP now owns 9,820 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,630,000 after buying an additional 3,810 shares during the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on TSM shares. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $270.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. 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. Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday. Itau BBA Securities began coverage on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $333.33.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 2.4%

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $295.62 on Wednesday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $134.25 and a 1 year high of $307.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a current ratio of 2.37. The company has a market capitalization of $1.53 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.71, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.28. The company’s fifty day moving average is $258.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $219.25.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $30.07 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.50 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.48 EPS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s revenue for the quarter was up 44.4% on a year-over-year basis. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 11th will be given a $0.8348 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. This represents a $3.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is 29.65%.

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.