Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Sold by Modera Wealth Management LLC

Modera Wealth Management LLC cut its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 3.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 264,253 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 8,150 shares during the period. Modera Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $73,803,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on TSM shares. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, January 9th. Wall Street Zen raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 17th. Susquehanna lifted 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. Barclays raised their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Argus raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $381.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of TSM stock opened at $334.73 on Friday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a twelve month low of $134.25 and a twelve month high of $351.33. The stock has a market cap of $1.73 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.43, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.29. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $303.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $277.04. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $32.50 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, equities analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a $0.9678 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $3.87 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.64%.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts see a sustained AI-led buildout and TSMC raised capex guidance, signaling a multi-year cycle (2025–2028) that supports higher revenue and margin expectations. This underpins investor confidence in continued demand for advanced nodes. Taiwan Semiconductor: Capex Guidance Raise Suggests AI Buildout Cycle Until 2028
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC reported strong Q4 revenue growth (~26%) and is forecasting rapid expansion (management projects ~30% in 2026 and a ~25% annual growth runway through 2029), driven by AI chip demand — a core justification for the stock’s rerating. The company’s forward multiple (around 24x) looks cheaper relative to some peers. Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) Stock: Chip Giant Projects Explosive Growth Through 2029
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary and media (Forbes, MarketBeat/MSN) are increasingly bullish on TSMC’s central role in the AI supply chain — reinforcing investor demand for shares tied to AI infrastructure exposure. TSM Stock: The Highest Conviction Play In The Semiconductor Stack
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s strategy to shift capacity away from lower-margin mature nodes toward next‑gen technologies should lift long‑term margins and pricing power, supporting revenue mix improvement as advanced-node utilization ramps. Taiwan Semiconductor Shrinks Old Chip Lines, Goes All-In On Next-Gen Tech
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate housekeeping: TSMC filed routine Form 6‑K disclosures for December executive shareholding changes and North America board appointments — standard corporate updates with limited direct market impact. TSMC Reports December 2025 Executive Shareholding Change and Portfolio Adjustments TSMC North America Refreshes Board With New Director Appointments
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive watch: Intel beat quarterly expectations but remains in a broader strategic contest with TSMC. Intel’s results and roadmap keep competition in focus, but current coverage suggests TSMC retains a technology and capacity lead in advanced nodes. Intel vs. TSMC: Can Intel Close the Gap?

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.