Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Purchased by KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC

KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 318.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 5,820 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,429 shares during the period. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $2,780,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in TSM. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.8% during 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 lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 17,464,962 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,307,428,000 after purchasing an additional 1,750,824 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.5% in the fourth 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 purchasing an additional 966,926 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 13,394,299 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,070,393,000 after purchasing an additional 802,757 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coatue Management LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $2,622,426,000 after purchasing an additional 556,988 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on TSM. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Barclays raised their price target 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. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Zacks Research upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price objective 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 research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $496.25.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Lipen Yuan bought 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $79.19 per share, for a total transaction of $79,190.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president owned 5,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $395,950. The trade was a 25.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $73.06 per share, for a total transaction of $73,060.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president directly owned 14,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,026,566.06. The trade was a 7.66% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders purchased 18,312 shares of company stock valued at $1,347,058 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

TSM opened at $419.34 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $426.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $388.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.46. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $223.70 and a 1 year high of $479.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.17 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.39.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.28 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $39.89 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 50.31% and a return on equity of 39.37%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 16.44 EPS for the current year.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: July revenue surged 44.7% year over year. TSMC reported approximately NT$467.58 billion ($14.5 billion) in July sales, up 5.6% from June. The result exceeded the company’s full-year growth outlook and reinforces expectations that demand for AI accelerators and advanced chips remains robust. World’s biggest chipmaker TSMC’s sales surge 45% amid buoyant AI demand
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft’s planned Maia 300 expansion could create substantial future demand. Reports indicate Microsoft is seeking significantly greater TSMC capacity for its next-generation in-house AI chips, potentially exceeding 300,000 units and eventually reaching more than one million. Packaging and component availability remain constraints, but the program highlights TSMC’s role as a key supplier to hyperscalers. Microsoft plans Maia 300 chip reveal in September
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC and Sony are planning a roughly $6.3 billion image-sensor venture in Japan. The project, expected to begin commercial production as early as 2029, could diversify TSMC’s growth beyond computing into smartphone, automotive, robotics and physical-AI applications. Sony, TSMC to spend $6.3 billion jointly make image sensors
• Positive Sentiment: Strong TSMC sales also lifted sentiment toward semiconductor-equipment suppliers, signaling potential increases in wafer-fabrication investment as the company expands advanced capacity. Chip equipment stocks rise after Taiwan Semiconductor revenue surges 45%
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple senior TSMC executives, including the CEO, COO and CFO, reported small open-market purchases. The buying may signal management confidence, but the transactions were modest relative to the company’s market capitalization.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors appear to have already priced in exceptional AI growth. Despite the record sales increase, TSM shares have struggled for direction, suggesting the strong report was largely anticipated. The stock also trades at a comparatively demanding valuation, increasing sensitivity to any slowdown.
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. lawmakers are urging tighter controls on advanced-chip shipments to Chinese customers. Additional compliance requirements or restrictions could limit some business opportunities and increase geopolitical risk for TSMC. Key Republican urges US to stop advanced chips reaching sanctioned Chinese firms

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.