Robocap Asset Management Ltd Decreases Stock Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Robocap Asset Management Ltd decreased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 28.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 25,710 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 10,043 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for 7.0% of Robocap Asset Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Robocap Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $7,813,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in TSM. Childress Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 145.3% during the third quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $891,000 after buying an additional 1,891 shares during the period. Shannon River Fund Management LLC purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter valued at $2,430,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 9.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 101,876 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,470,000 after purchasing an additional 8,738 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 28.6% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 37,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,394,000 after purchasing an additional 8,284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 125.3% during the third quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 5,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,457,000 after purchasing an additional 2,901 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In related news, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Sunday, March 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $55.93 per share, for a total transaction of $55,930.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 9,051 shares in the company, valued at approximately $506,222.43. The trade was a 12.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.11% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Barclays raised their price target 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, April 22nd. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $404.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Philippe Laffont has materially increased his TSM position, signaling institutional conviction despite geopolitical risk; that buying helped push shares higher. This Billionaire is Loading Up On Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group raised FY2026 and FY2027 EPS estimates for TSMC, indicating analysts are penciling in stronger profitability and supporting higher valuations. MarketBeat: TSM analyst updates
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC signed a long-term (30-year) corporate PPA with Northland Power for Hai Long offshore wind capacity — reduces energy price/exposure risk and supports ESG/capacity planning for fabs. Northland Power Signs Long-Term Corporate Power Purchase Agreement
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor attention pieces (Zacks/Yahoo) and bullish price-target writeups highlight volume of interest and narrative momentum around TSMC and AI demand — supportive for sentiment but not new operational data. Zacks: TSMC is Attracting Investor Attention
• Neutral Sentiment: Price-target/upside pieces (e.g., 247WallSt) argue for further gains based on AI capex, but these are projection-driven and should be treated as sentiment drivers rather than fresh fundamentals. Price Prediction: TSM Sees 21% Upside
• Negative Sentiment: ASML commentary flagged possible TSMC production delays and valuation stretch in the supply chain narrative — a reminder that equipment/supply bottlenecks or missed ship times could pressure near-term results. ASML Stock Surges on AI Chip Boom
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and cost risks: Samsung is pushing for more foundry wins (adds pricing/market-share risk) and Delta Electronics warned of rising costs in the AI datacenter supply chain — potential margin pressure or capex/supply constraints. Samsung expects to win more customers Delta Electronics warns costs rising

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of TSM stock opened at $397.80 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 2.51 and a quick ratio of 2.32. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $359.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $327.83. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $170.59 and a 12 month high of $414.50. The company has a market capitalization of $2.06 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.39.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 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 for the quarter. Analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.24 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $0.9503 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.71%.

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.