Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM – Free Report) by 53.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,316 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,921 shares during the period. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $3,439,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stephens Consulting LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 82.0% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 91 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Resources Management Corp CT ADV acquired a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Cedar Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 91.4% during the 3rd quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC now owns 134 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westend Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 476.2% during the 4th quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 121 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Taiwan’s market regulator relaxed single‑stock investment caps for domestic funds, which could unlock billions of fresh demand into TSMC and was cited as a driver of recent record highs. CNBC: TSMC shares jump to record high as Taiwan eases single-stock investment caps for funds
- Positive Sentiment: TSMC unveiled its A13 process and said it can keep advancing chip scaling without immediate deployment of ASML’s extremely expensive high‑NA EUV machines — a cost and margin advantage if sustained. Reuters: TSMC shows smaller, faster chips without pricey new tool from ASML
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst momentum is supportive — Barclays raised its TSM target and other upgrades have followed, reinforcing buy-side conviction after strong Q1 results and record margins. Benzinga: Barclays raises TSM price target
- Neutral Sentiment: TSMC filed a Form 6‑K disclosing March insider share increases and capital actions; details warrant review but the filing hasn’t produced a clear directional market reaction yet. TipRanks: TSMC Details March 2026 Insider Share Increases and Capital Actions
- Neutral Sentiment: Partnerships and ecosystem moves (e.g., Synopsys collaboration) support long‑term node adoption and design flow readiness but are incremental near‑term drivers. Yahoo Finance: Synopsys partners with TSMC
- Negative Sentiment: The semiconductor group is stretched after a massive rally — analysts and market commentaries flag the index as overextended, raising pullback risk and prompting profit‑taking in high‑beta names like TSM. Yahoo Finance: Chip stocks most overextended in decades
- Negative Sentiment: Broader macro/geopolitical noise (Middle East tensions, oil price moves) is keeping regional markets mixed and adding short‑term volatility risk to TSMC shares. Yahoo Finance: Asian stocks mixed as Iran war standoff pushes oil higher
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 1.3%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 46.97% and a return on equity of 38.17%. The company had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.03 EPS for the current year.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.9503 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is currently 24.71%.
Insider Activity
In related news, VP Bor-Zen Tien acquired 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Sunday, March 22nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $55.93 per share, with a total value of $55,930.00. Following the purchase, the vice president directly owned 9,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $506,222.43. This represents a 12.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.11% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
TSM has been the subject of several research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research cut shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, TD Cowen lifted 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 note on Friday, January 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $404.29.
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About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
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.
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