Seaview Investment Managers LLC Reduces Stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Seaview Investment Managers LLC trimmed its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 42.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 34,779 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 26,124 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for approximately 3.6% of Seaview Investment Managers LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Seaview Investment Managers LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $9,713,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position 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 buying an additional 1,892 shares in the last quarter. Ignite Planners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.7% in the second quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 2,610 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $627,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.5% during the second quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 42,551 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $9,637,000 after acquiring an additional 1,030 shares during the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 10.0% during the second quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 44,544 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,089,000 after acquiring an additional 4,049 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vest Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 14.9% during the second quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 18,886 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,277,000 after acquiring an additional 2,443 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $381.67.

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: January revenue hit a company record (NT$401.26B / $12.7B), up ~37% year-over-year and ~20% month-over-month, confirming persistent AI demand and driving the stock to fresh highs. TSMC Stock Hits Record High as Demand for AI Chips Drives Growth
• Positive Sentiment: CEO C.C. Wei framed the numbers as further evidence that AI adoption is accelerating, a message that reassures major customers (e.g., Nvidia) and supports continued order flow for advanced nodes. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) CEO C.C. Wei Just Delivered Fantastic News for Nvidia Investors
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s dominant share in contract manufacturing (reported ~71% global share and >90% of advanced AI chips) gives it pricing power and a near-monopoly on cutting-edge AI capacity—supporting margin durability and premium valuation. TSMC Stock Hits Record High as Demand for AI Chips Drives Growth
• Positive Sentiment: The board approved large 2026 capex plans, dividend and bonus payouts after strong 2025 results, and a TSMC Global Ltd. move clearing the way for up to US$30B in capital increase — actions that signal financial strength and support expansion. TSMC Subsidiary TSMC Global Clears Path for Capital Increase of Up to US$30 Billion
• Neutral Sentiment: U.S. officials are considering carve-outs from proposed chip tariffs tied to TSMC’s U.S. investment commitments — this could reduce tariff risk for TSMC but links benefits to future U.S. capex and political outcomes. US plans Big Tech carve-out from next wave of chip tariffs
• Negative Sentiment: Industry leaders warn TSMC likely must roughly double capacity to meet surging AI demand — that raises execution risk, multi-year capex needs and potential longer lead times that could pressure margins or delay revenue recognition. TSMC Must Double Its Capacity to Meet Massive AI Demand, According to Jensen Huang
• Negative Sentiment: After the rally (stock up strongly Y/Y), analysts and outlets are flagging valuation and whether upside is limited from current levels; investors should weigh stretched multiples against continued revenue and profit expansion. Assessing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s Valuation After Strong Recent Share Price Gains

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of TSM opened at $362.01 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $317.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $286.39. The company has a quick ratio of 2.47, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock has a market cap of $1.88 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.99, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.31. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a twelve month low of $134.25 and a twelve month high of $364.76.

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. 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%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.