Mawer Investment Management Ltd. Decreases Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Mawer Investment Management Ltd. lessened its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 12.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 186,670 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 27,725 shares during the period. Mawer Investment Management Ltd.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $56,727,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in TSM. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,159,000 after buying an additional 1,892 shares during the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the second quarter worth about $701,000. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 12.8% during the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 15,697 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,556,000 after buying an additional 1,784 shares during the last quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 26.5% during the second quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC now owns 253 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the second quarter worth about $270,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TSM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 22nd. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, April 17th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Weiss Ratings raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $404.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 4.2%

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $436.00 on Tuesday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $192.20 and a 52 week high of $449.39. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $380.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $343.92. The company has a quick ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 2.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company has a market cap of $2.26 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.27, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 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 return on equity of 36.81% and a net margin of 46.97%.The business had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Research analysts anticipate 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 paid a $1.1136 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is 25.04%.

Key Headlines Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary say TSMC stands to benefit whether hyperscalers stick with Nvidia GPUs or shift toward custom AI chips, because either path still requires TSMC’s foundry capacity. Hyperscalers Are Trying To Replace Nvidia’s GPUs – TSMC Gets The Upside Either Way
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that TSMC may raise prices for 3nm chips suggest demand remains strong and supply remains tight, which is typically supportive for revenue and margins. TSMC’s Price Hike Is Bad For Nvidia Margins — And Potentially Great For Nvidia Stock
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA disclosed that TSMC is expanding use of NVIDIA AI technologies across chip production operations, highlighting a deeper partnership and more AI-driven manufacturing activity. TSMC Expands Use of NVIDIA AI Technologies Across Chip Production Operations
• Positive Sentiment: Broader AI spending headlines continue to point to TSMC as a major beneficiary of semiconductor demand tied to Nvidia’s next-generation rollout and big-tech capex plans. Nvidia Says Big Tech Will Spend $1 Trillion in Capital Expenditures in 2027: 3 Stocks to Buy If It’s Right
• Neutral Sentiment: Some coverage says TSMC shares may be overvalued after the recent rally, which could temper enthusiasm even as fundamentals remain strong. Is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSM) Overvalued After 4.1% Rally? GF Value Says Overvalued
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC’s ADR premium fell to a two-year low as Taiwan-listed shares outperformed U.S.-listed ADRs, which is more of a market-structure note than a direct business concern. TSMC ADR Premium Falls To Two-Year Low As Taipei Shares Surge
• Negative Sentiment: One bearish investor update from Leopold Aschenbrenner and commentary about TSMC reducing its stake in Vanguard International Semiconductor may weigh on sentiment, though these items appear less important than the AI demand narrative. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM): Leopold Aschenbrenner Takes Bearish View

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $69.91 per share, for a total transaction of $139,820.00. Following the purchase, the vice president directly owned 11,051 shares in the company, valued at $772,575.41. This trade represents a 22.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total value of $13,966,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 2,495,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $174,237,371.95. This trade represents a 7.42% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders acquired 3,346 shares of company stock valued at $218,005. 1.11% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.