Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Holdings Raised by Fairtree Asset Management Pty Ltd

Fairtree Asset Management Pty Ltd increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 120.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,339 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 1,277 shares during the quarter. Fairtree Asset Management Pty Ltd’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $711,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd. grew its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 250.0% in the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd. now owns 4,200 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,276,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 4,194 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,274,000 after purchasing an additional 561 shares during the period. Berbice Capital Management LLC grew its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 28.8% during the fourth quarter. Berbice Capital Management LLC now owns 10,735 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,262,000 after purchasing an additional 2,400 shares in the last quarter. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $11,267,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 9.1% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,088,374 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $330,746,000 after buying an additional 91,138 shares during the period. 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: TSMC’s large cash position and rising capital spending reinforce its ability to keep expanding AI and advanced-chip capacity, with management forecasting second-quarter revenue as high as $40.2 billion. Here’s How TSM Targets Growth With Strong Cash Position
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street continues to show confidence in Taiwan Semiconductor, including higher earnings estimates and stock commentary that the company still looks attractive after its rally. Analyst coverage and related bullish commentary
• Positive Sentiment: Investor interest remains strong, with articles highlighting TSMC as a core beneficiary of the AI buildout and a favored name among large investors and trading-focused funds. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Among the Best Stocks to Invest in According to Billionaires
• Neutral Sentiment: Some market commentary is focused on valuation and whether TSM has already run too far, suggesting the stock may consolidate even while the long-term story stays intact. Everyone Says TSMC (TSM) Has Run Too Far. I Think They Are Wrong
• Negative Sentiment: Fresh comments from the Trump-Xi talks revived concerns about Taiwan’s geopolitical risk, keeping a lid on sentiment even though some investors still see near-term invasion or blockade odds as low. Taiwan Semi’s Big Takeaway From the Trump-Xi Talks
• Negative Sentiment: Broader chip-sector pressure is also coming from fears that escalating Middle East conflict could raise supply-chain costs and disrupt semiconductor operations. Tech investors loved this earnings season — but the Iran war is piling pressure on the companies powering the AI boom

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on TSM shares. Barclays lifted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Dbs Bank upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $404.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 1.0%

TSM stock opened at $392.16 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.03 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a 50-day moving average of $367.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $336.35. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52-week low of $190.03 and a 52-week high of $421.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.49 and a quick ratio of 2.32.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.81% and a net margin of 46.97%.The business had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.25 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a $1.1136 dividend. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is 24.71%.

Insider Activity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In related news, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total transaction of $13,966,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 2,495,165 shares in the company, valued at $174,237,371.95. This represents a 7.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 2,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $69.91 per share, with a total value of $139,820.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president owned 11,051 shares in the company, valued at approximately $772,575.41. This trade represents a 22.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders acquired 3,346 shares of company stock worth $218,005. Company insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

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.