Artisan Partners Limited Partnership Sells 1,568,928 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership decreased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 64.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 853,935 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,568,928 shares during the quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $238,496,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in TSM. Westfuller Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.2% during the third quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 1,551 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $434,000 after buying an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,291 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $640,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $140,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. New Millennium Group LLC boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. New Millennium Group LLC now owns 1,248 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $349,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 2,008 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $561,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong quarterly results — TSMC reported $3.11 EPS and $30.65B revenue with a 45% net margin and 36% ROE, reinforcing its cash-generative operating profile. Earnings Release
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend increase and upbeat guidance — management boosted the annual dividend ~28% (TWD 18 → TWD 23) and guided to strong revenue growth (cited ~38% for Q1), which supports income and growth narratives. Dividend & Guidance Article
• Positive Sentiment: Longer-term AI upside — analyst coverage highlights TSMC’s dominance in AI chip manufacturing and forecasts AI-related wafer/service revenue growing at a high CAGR (reported as ~60% through 2029), supporting multi‑year demand. AI Growth Article
• Positive Sentiment: Demand tailwinds from Nvidia & the AI cycle — coverage notes Nvidia’s AI surge has lifted chip demand and investor enthusiasm for foundries, helping TSMC reach new market-cap milestones. Nvidia/Tailwind Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Inclusion in international ETFs and buy-side interest — TSMC features in large ex‑US ETFs (eg. VEU) and has an average “Buy” consensus from brokerages, which supports sustained institutional demand but also ties performance to international flows. VEU/ETF Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst lists and momentum coverage — TSMC is frequently cited among stocks near 52‑week highs with further upside potential, keeping it on investors’ watchlists but also highlighting valuation scrutiny. Zacks Momentum Article
• Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking after a strong run — TSMC has recently hit 52‑week highs and some of today’s pullback looks like short‑term profit‑taking and rebalancing by funds that locked gains. 52‑Week High Article
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical and market‑rotation risks — commentators note rising geopolitical concerns and a broader rotation away from U.S. tech that could increase perceived execution or supply‑chain risk for Taiwan‑based exporters. Geopolitical Risk Article

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on TSM. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 17th. UBS Group set a $330.00 target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Sunday, December 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 2.8%

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $376.93 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a current ratio of 2.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.95 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.31. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52-week low of $134.25 and a 52-week high of $390.20. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $335.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $296.74.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 36.18%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $0.9503 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 23.57%.

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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.