Independent Financial Group LLC Acquires New Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Independent Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 50,938 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,215,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Quattro Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Stephens Consulting LLC raised 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 worth $28,000 after buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 62.1% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 94 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Lipen Yuan bought 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were bought at an average price of $79.19 per share, for a total transaction of $79,190.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 5,000 shares in the company, valued at $395,950. This trade represents a 25.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total transaction of $13,966,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 2,495,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $174,237,371.95. This represents a 7.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have acquired a total of 6,857 shares of company stock worth $512,334 in the last 90 days. 1.11% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $408.36 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.12 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.97, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.36. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $223.70 and a one year high of $479.00. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $427.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $377.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.49 and a quick ratio of 2.31.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 15th. The semiconductor company reported $3.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.31 by $0.18. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 36.81%. The firm had revenue of $35.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.47 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.12 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 40.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is 24.71%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC posted record Q2 earnings, beat estimates, and raised its revenue outlook, reinforcing that AI chip demand remains robust. TSMC Q2 profit jumps 77% to record, far surpasses expectations
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts and commentators said the results confirm TSMC remains a key beneficiary of the AI infrastructure buildout and a leader in advanced semiconductor manufacturing. AI DATA CENTER DEMAND: Why capacity is ‘tapped out’ now | FW Today
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC announced an additional $100 billion investment in Arizona, lifting its total U.S. commitment to $265 billion, which supports long-term scale but also increases capital intensity. Sandisk, UnitedHealth, J.B. Hunt, TSMC, and More Stocks That Explain Today’s Market
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the strong quarter, TSM stock fell as traders worried the larger spending plan could compress free cash flow and margins, triggering a broader semiconductor selloff. Lattice Semiconductor, AMD, and Qualcomm Shares Are Falling, What You Need To Know
• Negative Sentiment: The stock also came under pressure because the market appears to have had exceptionally high expectations heading into earnings, and some investors appear to be taking profits after the run-up. TSMC posts record quarter — but expectations are now ‘exceptionally high,’ says fund manager

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on TSM. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Weiss Ratings cut Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $490.00 to $590.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $452.50.

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.