Generation Investment Management LLP Cuts Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Generation Investment Management LLP reduced its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 18.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 242,970 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 54,118 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises about 0.4% of Generation Investment Management LLP’s holdings, making the stock its 25th largest holding. Generation Investment Management LLP’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $67,859,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of TSM. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Fairman Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 171.2% during the third 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 acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the second quarter worth about $32,000. Delta Asset Management LLC TN boosted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 50.0% in the third quarter. Delta Asset Management LLC TN now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Navigoe LLC acquired a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the third quarter valued at approximately $42,000. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

NYSE:TSM opened at $369.97 on Tuesday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $134.25 and a 12 month high of $380.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 2.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.92 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.31. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $329.67 and its 200 day moving average price is $294.52.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.18% and a net margin of 45.13%.The business had revenue of $32.50 billion during the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a $0.9503 dividend. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.64%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Huge institutional vote of confidence — Point72 disclosed roughly $870M of new TSM exposure, signaling large‑scale buy interest from an active hedge fund and supporting near‑term demand for the shares. Billionaire fund manager drops $2.8 billion on Big Tech stocks
• Positive Sentiment: AI demand thesis remains intact — multiple analysts and trade pieces (Zacks, Yahoo) list TSMC among AI leaders that are outpacing peers as data‑center orders and margin recovery drive revenue and earnings upside. This underpins long‑term revenue visibility. 3 AI Stocks Outpacing NVIDIA in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Structural supply‑chain importance — MarketBeat/Market articles emphasize TSMC as the linchpin of the nanotech/lithography stack (ASML, Applied Materials, Entegris), reinforcing TSMC’s pricing power and capex moat as AI workloads expand. The Supply Chain Quietly Powering the AI Boom—And 4 Ways to Play It
• Positive Sentiment: Options and technical flows point to continued upside — options‑market analysis and commentaries suggest bulls remain willing to pay for upside, helping limit downside even amid valuation debates. Taiwan Semi Stock Is Soaring Above AI Bubble Fears
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall‑Street analyst ratings mixed in usefulness — coverage pieces note analysts are broadly bullish on TSMC, but warn average broker ratings can be overstated; useful for sentiment but not definitive for timing. Is It Worth Investing in TSMC (TSM) Based on Wall Street’s Bullish Views?
• Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia results and the chip cycle still matter — upcoming NVDA earnings and broader data‑center demand prints could swing sentiment for TSMC either way; they’re catalysts but not company‑specific news. Dow Jones Futures Fall After Trump Hikes Global Tariff To 15%
• Negative Sentiment: Trade/tariff shock creates near‑term downside risk — headlines of a 15% global tariff increase are weighing on broad markets and could pressure semiconductor demand, capex plans or supply‑chain costs if implemented, creating an overhang on TSMC despite its fundamentals. How Will Dow Jones Futures Open After Trump Hikes Global Tariff To 15%?

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have issued reports on TSM. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Barclays increased their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $391.43.

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.