Golden State Equity Partners Increases Stock Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Golden State Equity Partners increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 33.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 8,527 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,138 shares during the period. Golden State Equity Partners’ holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $2,591,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stockman Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.4% in the 4th quarter. Stockman Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,524 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,071,000 after acquiring an additional 360 shares during the last quarter. Richard C. Young & CO. LTD. raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 47.7% in the 4th quarter. Richard C. Young & CO. LTD. now owns 2,956 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $898,000 after acquiring an additional 955 shares during the last quarter. Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 98.8% in the 4th quarter. Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. now owns 9,494 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,885,000 after acquiring an additional 4,719 shares during the last quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 51.0% in the 4th quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 95,768 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $29,103,000 after acquiring an additional 32,354 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Riverbend Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter worth approximately $201,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of TSM opened at $402.16 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.08 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.51, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $356.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $325.04. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $160.50 and a 1-year high of $409.49.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 38.17%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.03 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.9503 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is currently 24.96%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on TSM. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 22nd. Argus upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $404.29.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Sunday, March 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $55.93 per share, for a total transaction of $55,930.00. Following the purchase, the vice president owned 9,051 shares in the company, valued at approximately $506,222.43. This represents a 12.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Taiwan’s regulator relaxed single‑stock investment caps for funds, which could free billions of new local inflows into TSMC and helped push the stock to record highs. TSMC shares record high as Taiwan eases single-stock investment caps for funds
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary point to relentless AI chip demand and TSMC’s strong Q1 results/guidance as fundamental support for higher valuations — investors are treating TSMC as critical AI infrastructure. TSMC: The Vital Cog Of The AI Revolution Is Sending A Powerful Growth Signal
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/order‑flow traders registered a “Power Inflow” alert (a bullish institutional/retail order‑flow signal), which tends to accelerate buying in the near term. Taiwan Semi Shares Rise Over 3% After Key Trading Signal
• Positive Sentiment: Significant insider purchasing activity and social/media buzz about record market caps and bullish options gains have reinforced investor confidence. TSMC Stock (TSM) Opinions on Record Highs After Policy Shift
• Neutral Sentiment: Some market watchers note large potential inflows (reports cite multi‑billion dollar capacity for local funds); this is a flow catalyst but timing and ADR/US‑listing dynamics could mute the full impact for U.S. investors. TSMC hits record high on Taiwan rule shift; $28B inflow in focus
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street price targets and upgrades are skewing higher (median targets above current levels from several firms), which supports momentum but also raises expectations that must be met. TSMC Shares Rise After Taiwan Eases Limits on Funds’ Investments
• Negative Sentiment: TSMC is expanding fabs (including 2nm work and overseas builds), which analysts say could shave a few percentage points off gross margin as costs ramp — a longer‑term margin headwind to monitor. TSM’s Gross Margin Hits 66% in Q1: Can Profit Growth Offset Fab Costs?
• Negative Sentiment: Competition and capacity dynamics (e.g., Intel winning some foundry business, plus TSMC capacity constraints) and selective technology decisions (delaying some expensive equipment) introduce execution and market‑share risks. TSMC Stock (TSM) Opinions on Record Highs After Policy Shift

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.