Highland Capital Management LLC Has $3.83 Million Stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Highland Capital Management LLC trimmed its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 11.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,599 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,600 shares during the period. Highland Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $3,829,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in TSM. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 82.0% in the fourth quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 91 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Cedar Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 91.4% during the third quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC now owns 134 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Inclusion in thematic AI/infra discussions — TSM is named among the “AIR 7” group of infrastructure-oriented tech stocks being recommended for AI exposure, reinforcing its role as a core AI-infrastructure name. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst checks highlight extremely strong AI demand and supply constraints, supporting continued revenue/capacity tailwinds for TSM. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Longer-term bull case: some outlets forecast multi‑year upside (e.g., “3x by 2030”) based on TSMC’s central role in AI infrastructure and advanced nodes. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Big cloud/AI buildouts (e.g., reported multi‑year capex plans) are cited as catalysts that could meaningfully lift demand for TSM’s capacity. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Relative performance: TSM lagged some peers in April (Qualcomm, Broadcom outperformed), suggesting rotation within the chip group even as overall demand remains strong. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Apple exploratory talks with Intel and Samsung are the immediate catalyst for weakness — reports that Apple may onshore some main‑processor production lifted Intel shares and prompted investor concern over TSM’s customer concentration and potential lost share. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s reported chance of landing a major chip‑making customer (and the attendant stock move) is an explicit competitive risk to TSM’s foundry dominance if such deals scale. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Talent/packaging competition: MediaTek hired a former TSMC executive to advance advanced packaging, signaling rising competition in back-end capabilities that could chip away at TSM’s edge over time. Read More.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Bor-Zen Tien acquired 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Sunday, March 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $55.93 per share, for a total transaction of $55,930.00. Following the purchase, the vice president directly owned 9,051 shares in the company, valued at approximately $506,222.43. The trade was a 12.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.11% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $394.37 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $359.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $328.68. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $170.59 and a one year high of $414.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 2.51 and a quick ratio of 2.32. The firm has a market cap of $2.04 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.39.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 38.17% and a net margin of 46.97%.The firm had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. As a group, research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.9503 per share. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.71%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on TSM shares. Zacks Research cut Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Barclays lifted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Argus raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 22nd. Two 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $404.29.

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.