Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM is Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd’s 10th Largest Position

Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd trimmed its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 36.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,625,552 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 912,791 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for about 4.4% of Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $454,000,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Childress Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 145.3% in the third quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $891,000 after purchasing an additional 1,891 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 9.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 101,876 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,470,000 after acquiring an additional 8,738 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 28.6% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 37,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,394,000 after purchasing an additional 8,284 shares during the last quarter. Cherokee Insurance Co acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,248,000. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 125.3% in the 3rd quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 5,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,457,000 after purchasing an additional 2,901 shares during the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on TSM shares. Zacks Research raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. UBS Group set a $330.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Sunday, December 7th. Barclays raised their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Finally, Argus raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $381.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

NYSE TSM opened at $349.01 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 2.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.81 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $314.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $284.45. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52-week low of $134.25 and a 52-week high of $351.33.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.18% and a net margin of 45.13%.The business had revenue of $32.50 billion during the quarter. Equities research analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a $0.9678 dividend. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.87 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.57%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC plans mass production of 3nm chips in Japan with roughly a $17B investment, signaling a big boost to advanced-node capacity and geographic diversification. This report is from Reuters. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage notes Tokyo is ramping up subsidies and support as TSMC expands 3nm production in Japan — a combination that reduces capex risk and improves project economics. (Benzinga) Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple outlets frame the ~$17B Japan upgrade as a strategic game-changer that addresses surging AI chip demand and mitigates geopolitical concentration risk. (Blockonomi) Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Deep-dive reporting highlights TSMC’s decision to produce advanced 3nm chips at Kumamoto to meet accelerating AI demand — underlining why capacity expansion is urgent. (Barron’s) Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Financial news outlets reiterate the expansion and tie it to strong recent results (Q4 revenue growth), reinforcing expectations for sustained demand-driven revenue. (24/7 Wall St.) Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Market-data coverage flags TSMC’s upgraded Japan plans and the shift toward mass-producing advanced 3nm chips — a near-term catalyst for investor sentiment. (TipRanks) Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research upgraded TSMC from Hold to Strong Buy, which can attract flows and supports the bullish momentum. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: A Zacks piece notes the consensus price target implies ~25% upside but cautions that price-target signals are imperfect; earnings-estimate revision trends are a more reliable short-term indicator. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Another Zacks piece examines whether Wall Street recommendations matter materially for investors, a reminder to weigh analyst upgrades alongside fundamentals and execution risk. Read More.

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.