CastleKnight Management LP Sells 4,500 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

CastleKnight Management LP reduced its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 7.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 56,200 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 4,500 shares during the period. CastleKnight Management LP’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $17,079,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of TSM. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 18,146,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,514,662,000 after acquiring an additional 313,773 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.1% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 17,464,962 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,307,428,000 after acquiring an additional 1,750,824 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 15,902,819 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,832,708,000 after acquiring an additional 966,926 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.4% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 13,394,299 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,070,393,000 after acquiring an additional 802,757 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 10,687,037 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,984,783,000 after acquiring an additional 229,237 shares in the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on TSM. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 22nd. Zacks Research lowered 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 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. 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. Finally, DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $404.29.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong AI demand, tight capacity, and a bullish 2026 revenue outlook that suggest TSMC remains one of the most important beneficiaries of the AI buildout. TSM at $426: Bubble Territory or a Buy for the Next AI Supercycle?
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buying by TSMC Vice President Lipen Yuan, which can be read as management confidence in the company’s outlook. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. stock information
• Positive Sentiment: Continued analyst and investor bullishness around TSMC’s moat and its central role in the AI supply chain. 3 AI Stocks With Moats That Could Outlast Summer Volatility (TSM)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of TSM stock opened at $432.73 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.24 trillion, a PE ratio of 36.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.38. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $402.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $356.22. The company has a current ratio of 2.49, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $206.20 and a 12 month high of $450.16.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 36.81%. Analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.1136 per share. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 2,000 shares of the firm’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 owned 11,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $772,575.41. This trade represents a 22.10% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the business’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 sale, the vice president owned 2,495,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 4,496 shares of company stock worth $304,667. 1.11% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.