Sonoma Allocations LLC Makes New Investment in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Sonoma Allocations LLC bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 2,041 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $612,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 26.7% during the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 12,046,792 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,728,478,000 after buying an additional 2,537,760 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 43.2% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,650,983 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,506,389,000 after acquiring an additional 2,006,745 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 109.5% in the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,526,160 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $798,640,000 after acquiring an additional 1,842,951 shares during the period. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 268.2% in the 2nd quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 2,499,677 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $566,152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,820,852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 18.0% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 10,457,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,368,587,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593,786 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $323.71 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $295.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $269.74. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $134.25 and a fifty-two week high of $333.08. The firm has a market cap of $1.68 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a quick ratio of 2.47, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 EPS for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 43.72% and a return on equity of 34.34%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.9678 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.87 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is 25.74%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on TSM shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, January 2nd. Itau BBA Securities started coverage on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, UBS Group set a $330.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Sunday, December 7th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $355.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Company reported stronger-than-expected December/Q4 revenue and a large full‑year 2025 revenue gain, driven by AI chip demand and big customers such as Nvidia — supports upside to near‑term results and sentiment. TSMC posts Q4 revenue of $1046.08 billion, above forecasts
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC reported a roughly 31.6% surge in 2025 revenue (despite a December dip) reinforcing that AI-related capacity is filling quickly — a clear demand signal for advanced-node services. TSMC Posts 31.6% Surge in 2025 Revenue Despite December Dip
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC has started 2nm production — a material milestone that expands its lead in cutting‑edge nodes and supports long‑term pricing power for AI chips. Taiwan Semiconductor Started 2nm Chip Production. Time to Buy?
• Positive Sentiment: Several sell‑side firms and analysts remain bullish, raising price targets and reiterating buy ratings — supports investor demand and fund inflows. Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) Stock: Wall Street Raises Price Targets as Shares Hit Record Highs
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC’s full earnings release and guidance are upcoming (earnings season focus around Jan. 15); monthly updates have been positive but investors will watch guidance for 2026 cadence. Dear Taiwan Semi Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for January 15
• Negative Sentiment: Risk: a Seeking Alpha note flags memory (HBM/DRAM/NAND) inflation — constrained HBM supply could spike DRAM/NAND prices, push up handset prices and cool smartphone demand (about 30% of TSMC revenue), potentially weakening 2026 growth and guidance. TSMC Q4 Preview: Bullish, But Memory Inflation Could Break The 2026 Growth Story
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary raises the question of an AI‑driven valuation premium and whether current revenue gains already price in peak AI spending — watch margins, capex cadence and customer order patterns for signs of a re‑rating. TSMC Stock Rises After Bumper Sales. What That Says About a Potential AI Bubble.

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.