Natural Investments LLC Has $6.59 Million Stock Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Natural Investments LLC cut its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 10.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 21,694 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 2,445 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up about 1.6% of Natural Investments LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Natural Investments LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $6,592,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Westfuller Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.2% in the third quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 1,551 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $434,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 793 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $241,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Avion Wealth lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 10.8% in the fourth quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.6% in the third quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,291 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $640,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Jackson Hole Trust lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.5% in the third quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $140,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In other news, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction dated Sunday, March 22nd. The shares were bought at an average price of $55.93 per share, for a total transaction of $55,930.00. Following the purchase, the vice president owned 9,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $506,222.43. This trade represents a 12.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $369.60 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.91 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 2.62 and a quick ratio of 2.42. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $351.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $319.56. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52-week low of $145.84 and a 52-week high of $390.20.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 34.89%. The firm had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. On average, analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a $0.9503 dividend. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is currently 28.17%.

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Here are the key news stories impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q1 revenue guidance and AI lift: Analysts and previews cite TSMC’s Q1 revenue guidance (~$34.6–$35.8B, ~40% YoY) and accelerating AI/data‑center wafer demand as the primary bullish catalyst supporting revenue upside and pricing power. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Record-profit expectations: Reuters and others expect a fourth straight quarter of record net profit (large YoY gains) driven by AI infrastructure demand — frames investor expectations for an earnings beat. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Technology roadmap supports long-term margins: Coverage highlights that advanced nodes (7nm and below) are driving most wafer revenue and TSMC’s 2nm is in mass production, underpinning market share in AI chips. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buy by CEO: CEO Che‑Chia Wei bought 186 shares (Form 4 filed), a small but visible confidence signal that can be supportive to sentiment near earnings. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/earnings previews push expectations higher: Zacks, Yahoo and multiple outlets project a likely beat — this lifts sentiment but raises the bar for Q1, increasing the chance of post‑earnings volatility. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: ETF/index flows in focus: Coverage notes ETFs and passive flows can amplify moves around TSMC earnings (short‑term technical/flow-driven impact rather than fundamental change). Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Margin pressure from overseas expansion and rising costs: Previews caution that higher capex and operating costs for foreign fabs could compress margins despite revenue growth — a key risk to watch in guidance. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical and supply‑chain risks: Middle East tensions and “zero‑availability” constraints are flagged as potential disruptors that could trigger short‑term selloffs if supply or logistics issues worsen. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: High expectations raise volatility risk: With shares near multi‑year highs and strong momentum priced in, any earnings or guidance miss could produce an outsized downside move. Read More.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. DA Davidson raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a leading pure-play semiconductor foundry that provides wafer fabrication and related services to the global semiconductor industry. Founded in 1987 by Morris Chang and headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, TSMC manufactures integrated circuits on behalf of fabless and integrated device manufacturers, offering contract chip production across a broad set of technologies and products.

TSMC’s service offering covers logic and mixed-signal process technologies, specialty processes for radio-frequency, power management and embedded memory, and advanced nodes used in mobile, high-performance computing and AI applications.