GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC Trims Stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC cut its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 7.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 161,297 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 12,899 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises 1.1% of GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $45,049,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Childress Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 145.3% in the 3rd quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $891,000 after purchasing an additional 1,891 shares in the last quarter. Powers Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter valued at approximately $240,000. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 10.1% in the second quarter. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. now owns 236,503 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $53,566,000 after buying an additional 21,648 shares in the last quarter. RFG Holdings Inc. raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 66.1% during the 2nd quarter. RFG Holdings Inc. now owns 3,898 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $883,000 after buying an additional 1,551 shares during the period. Finally, Cherokee Insurance Co purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,248,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and outlets expect a record Q4 driven by AI infrastructure demand; several previews say Q4 profit/revenue should be materially higher, reinforcing upside to near-term results. TSMC Q4 profit poised to soar 27% as AI demand drives growth
• Positive Sentiment: Industry commentators and note-writers call TSMC a primary beneficiary of the AI cycle (pricing power, sold-out advanced packaging and multi-quarter revenue acceleration), supporting continued margin expansion and multiple expansion potential. Taiwan Semiconductor: Another Blowout Earnings Look Inevitable
• Positive Sentiment: Reports say the U.S. and Taiwan discussions include tariff-relief elements and TSMC is planning U.S. capacity expansion — a policy/backdrop that reduces geopolitical risk for U.S. customers and could win new orders. Market reaction to trade-deal headlines lifted the stock. TSMC Plans U.S. Expansion in Proposed Taiwan Tariff-Relief Deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple market roundups and analyst previews (earnings calendars and “how to play” pieces) are flagging TSMC as a top earnings event this week — increases visibility and trading volume but already priced-in in part. Top Stocks With Earnings This Week: TSMC, Big Banks And More
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/idea pieces list TSMC as an undervalued AI play vs. peers — helpful context for longer-term buyers but less immediately catalytic than concrete results or policy. Top Undervalued AI Stocks: Micron, TSMC, Qualcomm Dominate
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts warn rising costs from overseas expansions and heavy capex (to add U.S. capacity) could pressure near-term profitability even as revenue rises — a risk to watch in the upcoming report and guidance. Taiwan Semiconductor to Report Q4 Earnings: How to Play the Stock?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $331.86 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.72 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.04, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12-month low of $134.25 and a 12-month high of $333.55. The company has a 50-day moving average of $296.10 and a 200 day moving average of $271.18.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 34.34% and a net margin of 43.72%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a $0.9678 dividend. This represents a $3.87 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.74%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on TSM. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $360.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Itau BBA Securities began coverage on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $355.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 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.