Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Stake Cut by Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise lessened its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 23.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 33,566 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 10,092 shares during the quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $9,374,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Cedar Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 91.4% in the third quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC now owns 134 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Fairman Group LLC lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 171.2% in the third quarter. Fairman Group LLC now owns 141 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Resources Management Corp CT ADV acquired a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Delta Asset Management LLC TN grew its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 50.0% during the third quarter. Delta Asset Management LLC TN now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC fast‑tracked a new AI “mega factory” after receiving environmental approval, signaling accelerated capital investment to expand advanced node capacity for data‑center AI chips — a clear long‑term revenue and market‑share catalyst. TSMC Fast Tracks AI Mega Factory As Valuation And Targets Diverge
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights TSMC’s leadership in the Info Tech sector as AI chip demand drives outsized earnings for mega‑caps, underlining why investors view TSMC as a core AI‑infrastructure play. The Zacks Analyst Blog Taiwan and Interactive Brokers
• Positive Sentiment: Investor‑advice outlets (The Motley Fool) continue to list TSMC as a top way to play the AI infrastructure boom, reinforcing retail and institutional interest in the shares. 2 Monster Stocks to Hold for the Next 2 Years
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks notes TSMC is a “trending” stock among its readers — increased attention can raise volume and momentum but is not a direct earnings catalyst. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) Is a Trending Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Escalation in the Iran conflict has raised worries about the global semiconductor supply chain and higher oil prices, creating short‑term risk aversion across chip names and adding volatility to TSMC’s trading. Nvidia Stock Is Threatened by War in Iran. Chip Stocks Are Still Rallying Today.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Nvidia halted China‑bound H200 production introduce demand uncertainty for certain advanced AI chips and could temper near‑term wafer demand or reorder timing that affects TSMC’s near‑term revenue mix. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Halts China-bound H200 Output, Reuters Reports

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TSM has been the topic of a number of research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, January 9th. DA Davidson upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday. Four research 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $348.51 on Tuesday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12-month low of $134.25 and a 12-month high of $390.20. The company has a market cap of $1.81 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.72, a P/E/G ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.29. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $344.00 and a 200-day simple moving average of $303.43. The company has a current ratio of 2.62, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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.