Aviso Financial Inc. Increases Stock Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Aviso Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 104.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,017 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,103 shares during the period. Aviso Financial Inc.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $1,816,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSM. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,159,000 after acquiring an additional 1,892 shares in the last quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $6,344,000. Alteri Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 15.6% in the 1st quarter. Alteri Wealth LLC now owns 1,440 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $239,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 63.7% during the 1st quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. now owns 29,070 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,826,000 after purchasing an additional 11,308 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.7% during the first quarter. Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management now owns 1,588 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Barclays raised their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $360.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $371.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $284.85 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a current ratio of 2.37. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $134.25 and a one year high of $311.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.48 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.22, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.31. The company’s fifty day moving average is $288.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $247.04.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.33. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 43.72%.The business had revenue of $32.36 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $951.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.94 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 40.1% on a year-over-year basis. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.9678 per share. This represents a $3.87 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is currently 26.97%.

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It provides a range of wafer fabrication processes, including processes to manufacture complementary metal- oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, bipolar CMOS mixed-signal, and others.