Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Position Lessened by Tactive Advisors LLC

Tactive Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 31.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,552 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,154 shares during the quarter. Tactive Advisors LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $1,164,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Toth Financial Advisory Corp raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 3,282 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,497,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter valued at approximately $524,000. City Center Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 24.1% during the 3rd quarter. City Center Advisors LLC now owns 566 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $258,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Venture Visionary Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 34.1% in the 3rd quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 10,775 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,915,000 after purchasing an additional 2,739 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2,050.0% during the 3rd quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 129 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC reported record third-quarter revenue of NT$1.49 trillion ($46.71 billion), up approximately 50% year over year and above the NT$1.46 trillion analyst consensus. The result reinforces that demand for advanced chips used in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing remains exceptionally strong. TSMC’s third-quarter revenue surges to record, beating market forecast
• Positive Sentiment: September revenue rose 54.6% year over year to NT$511.86 billion, helping produce a record quarter and exceeding expectations. Investors will now look to TSMC’s upcoming earnings outlook for guidance on AI demand, margins and capital spending. TSMC September sales hit another record as AI boom rolls on
• Positive Sentiment: GlobalFoundries agreed to a multiyear, $2 billion deal to supply silicon interposers for TSMC’s CoWoS advanced-packaging ecosystem. The partnership should help expand packaging capacity for AI systems and strengthen TSMC’s U.S. supply chain, although production at GlobalFoundries’ New York facility is not expected to ramp until the first half of 2028. GlobalFoundries Signs $2 Billion Silicon Supply Deal With Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple TSMC executives, including CEO C.C. Wei, reported small open-market stock purchases. The transactions offer a modest confidence signal, though their relatively small dollar values limit their immediate impact. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing CEO Purchases 144 Shares of Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry observers say TSMC may need as much as $64 billion in annual capital spending and still may not be building enough capacity to satisfy AI-chip demand. This supports long-term growth but highlights substantial execution, depreciation and capacity-expansion risks. TSMC Plans Up to $64 Billion in Capex
• Negative Sentiment: TSMC’s strong sales were not enough to overcome profit-taking and a risk-off market backdrop, including rising oil prices and Treasury yields. The stock is also trading near its 12-month high, leaving little room for an earnings beat that merely meets already-bullish expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: Elon Musk said Tesla and SpaceX will build and operate the planned Terafab independently, rather than having TSMC run the facility. That removes a potential new manufacturing opportunity for TSMC, although TSMC could still potentially sublease part of the site. Elon Musk Rules Out Potential TSMC Role in Terafab Operations

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TSM has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $650.00 to $665.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Wednesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $524.89.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TSM traded down $14.88 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $457.32. 5,786,958 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 13,043,141. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $266.82 and a fifty-two week high of $487.47. The firm has a market cap of $2.37 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.37. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $431.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $412.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 2.25.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.28 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 39.25% and a net margin of 50.31%.The firm had revenue of $39.89 billion during the quarter. Equities research analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 16.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 10th will be given a $1.0854 dividend. This represents a $4.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. This is a drop from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.1136. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 10th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.96%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Shyue-Shyh Lin bought 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 21st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $74.13 per share, with a total value of $74,130.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the vice president directly owned 30,269 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,243,840.97. This trade represents a 3.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $73.06 per share, with a total value of $73,060.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president directly owned 14,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,026,566.06. This represents a 7.66% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 16,043 shares of company stock worth $1,185,746. 1.11% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM), commonly known as TSMC, is a Taiwan-based semiconductor manufacturer and the world’s largest dedicated semiconductor foundry. Founded in 1987 by Morris Chang, the company pioneered the pure-play foundry model, producing chips designed by other companies rather than selling products under its own semiconductor brand.

TSMC manufactures a broad range of integrated circuits, including advanced logic chips used in high-performance computing, smartphones, automotive systems, communications equipment, and consumer electronics.