Diversified Trust Co. Increases Stock Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Diversified Trust Co. increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 49.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 61,489 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 20,362 shares during the period. Diversified Trust Co.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $18,686,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter worth $32,000. Cedar Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 91.4% during the 3rd quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC now owns 134 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. Fairman Group LLC lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 171.2% during the 3rd quarter. Fairman Group LLC now owns 141 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Resources Management Corp CT ADV purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Noble Wealth Management PBC boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 136.1% in the 4th quarter. Noble Wealth Management PBC now owns 144 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s 2nm capacity crunch is forcing major customers (including NVIDIA) to rethink designs, underscoring extreme demand and limited supply for TSMC’s leading-edge nodes — a near-term pricing and leverage positive for TSMC. Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Drops 3% Amid TSMC Manufacturing Bottleneck Concerns
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage pieces emphasize TSMC’s de facto “AI gatekeeper” role (dominant share of advanced foundry and packaging technologies), reinforcing expectations for sustained revenue and margin strength. Taiwan Semiconductor Controls 72% of the Global Chip Market, and the Stock Could Surge in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Recent analyst upgrades and “buy” recommendations add buy-side momentum and institutional validation, supporting the rally. Taiwan Semiconductor Given Average Recommendation of “Buy” by Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC’s CEO publicly dismissed some Chinese humanoid robot demos as “fun but useless,” a PR/data-point emphasizing that advanced robotics still require cutting-edge semiconductors — more narrative than operational news. Robot Brain Maker TSMC (TSM) Blasts Chinese Humanoids as “Fun But Useless”
• Negative Sentiment: Operational risk: a reported helium/energy supply crunch (Qatar disruption) could hit EUV tool uptime and constrain production runs — a real short-term production vulnerability for advanced-node output. TSMC Helium Crisis: How the Persian Gulf War Put the World’s Chip Supply on an 11-Day Clock
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive risk: Samsung’s aggressive ~$73B spending push to bolster AI-focused fabs raises medium-term competition for advanced nodes and packaging capacity. Samsung Targets SK Hynix AI Lead With $73 Billion Blitz
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk remains a watch item (Middle East tensions, Taiwan’s strategic exposure); several pieces flag the potential for disruptions that could pressure investor sentiment despite TSMC’s global expansion plans. Are Rising Geopolitical Tensions a Reason to Sell Taiwan Semiconductor Stock?

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. Freedom Capital raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Dbs Bank raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $338.68 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $348.80 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $310.94. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a twelve month low of $134.25 and a twelve month high of $390.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.75 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.80, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a quick ratio of 2.42, a current ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 34.89% and a net margin of 45.13%.The firm had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. As a group, 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 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 yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is presently 28.36%.

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.