Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM is Advisory Research Inc.’s Largest Position

Advisory Research Inc. increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 104,970 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,369 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises about 3.9% of Advisory Research Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Advisory Research Inc.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $29,317,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Cedar Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 91.4% in the 3rd quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC now owns 134 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Fairman Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 171.2% during the 3rd quarter. Fairman Group LLC now owns 141 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter worth approximately $41,000. 16.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

TSM stock opened at $337.03 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a current ratio of 2.62. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $346.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $304.81. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $134.25 and a one year high of $390.20. The company has a market capitalization of $1.75 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 34.89%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be issued a $0.9503 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is 23.57%.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America reiterated a Buy on TSM with a $470 price target, signaling analyst conviction in TSM’s medium-term upside and technology leadership. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple bullish write-ups argue TSM is a “buy-the-dip” given accelerating AI infrastructure demand, >60% gross margins, strong cash generation and expected revenue acceleration into 2026. Those narratives support medium-to-long-term upside even as short-term volatility continues. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks and other outlets highlight that TSM has surged ~34% over six months on AI-driven sales and expects strong 2026 growth, reinforcing the growth narrative behind current analyst bullishness. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks noted TSM finished a recent session up modestly as the broader market dipped, indicating short-term intraday swings can reverse quickly and that headline-driven moves may not reflect fundamentals. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks’ analyst blog highlights the broader semiconductor cycle — global chip sales jumped in January — which is supportive for TSM but ties TSM’s performance to cyclical industry dynamics. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: An afternoon sell-off in other chip stocks followed a report that TSM’s sales growth came in below some expectations, which prompted broader concern around near-term demand and helped push the sector lower. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical and energy shocks tied to the Iran war are pressuring foreign markets in Europe and Asia; that risk-off backdrop can amplify selling in large-cap exporters and tech names like TSM even if long-term growth drivers remain intact. Read More.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on TSM shares. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, January 9th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Weiss Ratings lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. DA Davidson raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $391.43.

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.