Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) VP Shyue-Shyh Lin Purchases 1,000 Shares

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) VP Shyue-Shyh Lin bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 21st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $74.13 per share, for a total transaction of $74,130.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 30,269 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,243,840.97. This represents a 3.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Shyue-Shyh Lin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Sunday, July 19th, Shyue-Shyh Lin bought 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $71.94 per share, with a total value of $71,940.00.
• On Sunday, July 19th, Shyue-Shyh Lin purchased 2,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $71.71 per share, with a total value of $143,420.00.
• On Tuesday, July 7th, Shyue-Shyh Lin purchased 44 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $76.62 per share, with a total value of $3,371.28.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $393.13 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $427.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $383.17. 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 $223.70 and a 12 month high of $479.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.04 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.36.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 40.88% and a net margin of 50.31%.The firm had revenue of $39.89 billion during the quarter. As a group, analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 16.34 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.1136 per share. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is 21.43%.

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC reported record second-quarter results, with revenue of roughly $40 billion, and raised its outlook. The results reinforced demand from artificial intelligence and high-performance computing customers. These 3 Companies Reported Record Results and Raised Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: The company is increasing its 2026 capital-spending budget to as much as $64 billion to expand advanced-chip capacity and capture long-term AI and HPC demand. Analysts at Needham raised their price target from $480 to $530 and maintained a buy rating. TSMC Raises 2026 CapEx Budget to Capture Long-Term AI, HPC Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Several market commentaries continue to identify TSMC as a major beneficiary of expanding AI infrastructure investment, alongside other chip and memory leaders. Its position as a critical supplier to leading AI-chip designers supports the bullish thesis. 3 AI Chip and Memory Behemoths to Buy Ahead of August for Big Upside
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC vice presidents reported multiple open-market purchases, modestly increasing their personal holdings. Insider buying can provide a supportive signal, although the transactions are small relative to the company’s market value. SEC Insider Purchase Filing

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on TSM. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Bank of America upped their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $490.00 to $590.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Weiss Ratings lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Barclays raised their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $496.25.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TSM. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 18,146,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,514,662,000 after acquiring an additional 313,773 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.1% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 17,464,962 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,307,428,000 after purchasing an additional 1,750,824 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in 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 worth $4,832,708,000 after purchasing an additional 966,926 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in 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 worth $4,070,393,000 after purchasing an additional 802,757 shares during the period. Finally, Coatue Management LLC grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Coatue Management LLC now owns 8,629,524 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,622,426,000 after buying an additional 556,988 shares in the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.