TIAA Trust National Association Sells 26,019 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

TIAA Trust National Association decreased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 25.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 76,245 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 26,019 shares during the quarter. TIAA Trust National Association’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $21,294,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in TSM. Westfuller Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.2% in the third quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 1,551 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $434,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,291 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $640,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $140,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. New Millennium Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. New Millennium Group LLC now owns 1,248 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $349,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 2,008 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $561,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Apple confirmed it will buy more than 100 million advanced chips from TSM’s Arizona facility, a large, near‑term revenue and capacity-visibility win that validates TSM’s U.S. fab strategy and long-term customer demand. Apple to Purchase 100M Chips from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Arizona Facility
• Positive Sentiment: ASML says its high‑NA EUV tools are ready for mass production — this accelerator in lithography technology lowers a key manufacturing constraint for next‑generation AI chips and supports TSM’s ability to scale advanced-node capacity. ASML Says High-NA EUV Tools Ready for Mass Production
• Positive Sentiment: Hyperscalers plan to spend roughly $700 billion on AI infrastructure this year — a macro demand tailwind that should lift orders for advanced logic and AI accelerators that TSM manufactures. Hyperscalers Plan to Spend $700 Billion on AI This Year. These 2 Stocks Are the Biggest Beneficiaries.
• Positive Sentiment: TSM reported the quarter with $3.11 EPS and $30.65B revenue, showing strong margins and ROE — results that underpin analyst confidence and institutional buying cited in recent filings. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM)
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary comparing Nvidia and TSM frames TSM as a long-term play on foundry exposure versus Nvidia’s pure-play AI GPU story — useful for portfolio positioning but not an immediate catalyst. Better Semiconductor Stock: Nvidia vs. TSMC
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical coverage highlights concentration risk: analysts warn that Taiwan’s central role in advanced chipmaking (and TSM’s footprint there) creates a systemic risk that could sharply disrupt supply and re‑rate multiples if tensions escalate. Washington’s Nightmare: Why America’s AI Future Is Stuck On A Small Island Near China
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term macro/legal/market headwinds: futures weakness on renewed AI fears and analyst notes about rich valuation after TSM’s sharp run create downside risk for the stock despite strong fundamentals. Dow Jones Futures Fall, S&P 500 To Test Support On AI Fears; Block, Netflix, Applied Opto Lead Big Movers

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TSM has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. TD Cowen increased their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, January 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of TSM stock opened at $374.48 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.94 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.16, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.31. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $337.40 and its 200-day moving average is $297.66. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $134.25 and a 1 year high of $390.20.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 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 $30.65 billion for the quarter. Sell-side analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.57%.

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.