Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Sold by Employees Retirement System of Texas

Employees Retirement System of Texas lowered its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 10.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 43,500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 5,300 shares during the period. Employees Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $13,219,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Oak Harvest Investment Services lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Oak Harvest Investment Services now owns 1,106 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $336,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Falcon Wealth Planning increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Falcon Wealth Planning now owns 780 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $237,000 after buying an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Drive Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Drive Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,997 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,522,000 after buying an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. increased its position 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 valued at $241,000 after buying an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avion Wealth increased its position 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 valued at $106,000 after buying an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of TSM opened at $413.50 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a current ratio of 2.49. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $190.56 and a one year high of $421.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.14 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.40, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.39. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $373.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $340.12.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Equities research analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business 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 represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.96%.

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC remains a key beneficiary of AI infrastructure spending, with reports citing surging demand for its advanced chips and packaging services as the main drivers behind the rally. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles note that Taiwan’s market capitalization has jumped above India’s largely because of TSMC’s powerful AI-driven run, underscoring investor enthusiasm for the company’s scale and earnings momentum. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s growth is being framed as durable rather than short-lived, with commentary arguing the AI boom could last through 2027 and support continued chip demand. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC filed a routine April portfolio update showing a shift toward fixed income, but the company said its capital structure was unchanged, so the filing appears unlikely to materially affect the stock. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Investor attention was also drawn to insider selling and Cathie Wood trimming TSMC exposure, which can create some caution around the stock despite the broader bullish AI backdrop. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Huawei’s reported chipmaking breakthrough and plans for 1.4nm chips by 2031 raise longer-term competition concerns, suggesting China is working to narrow the technology gap with TSMC. Article Title

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TSM has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Zacks Research cut Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 22nd. Weiss Ratings upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $404.29.

Insider Buying and Selling at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total value of $13,966,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was bought at an average price 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 $772,575.41. This represents a 22.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders acquired 3,346 shares of company stock valued at $218,005. 1.11% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 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.