Sigma Planning Corp Buys 4,775 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Sigma Planning Corp grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 33.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 19,266 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,775 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $4,364,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of TSM. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,159,000 after acquiring an additional 1,892 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 13.4% during the 1st quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 8,437 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,400,000 after acquiring an additional 995 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 38.7% during the 1st quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 3,166 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $526,000 after acquiring an additional 884 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.6% during the 1st quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,226 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $701,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 24.1% during the 1st quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 19,152 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,179,000 after acquiring an additional 3,724 shares during the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on TSM shares. Susquehanna raised their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Wall Street Zen lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Weiss Ratings upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 1.4%

TSM opened at $304.73 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $275.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $234.34. The company has a market capitalization of $1.58 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.25, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.28. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $134.25 and a 52 week high of $311.37. The company has a quick ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.33. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 43.72%.The business had revenue of $32.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $951.89 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.94 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 40.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be issued a $0.8348 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $3.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.97%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It provides a range of wafer fabrication processes, including processes to manufacture complementary metal- oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, bipolar CMOS mixed-signal, and others.