Triglav Investments D.O.O. Trims Stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Triglav Investments D.O.O. reduced its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSMFree Report) by 32.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 34,533 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 16,351 shares during the quarter. Triglav Investments D.O.O.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $10,493,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Zhang Financial LLC boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 16.7% in the 4th quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 1,937 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $589,000 after buying an additional 277 shares during the period. Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter worth about $4,783,000. FUKOKU MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE Co bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter worth about $356,000. South Street Advisors LLC grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. South Street Advisors LLC now owns 2,841 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $863,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter worth about $961,000. 16.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In other news, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total value of $13,966,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 2,495,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $174,237,371.95. This represents a 7.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $69.91 per share, with a total value of $139,820.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 11,051 shares in the company, valued at approximately $772,575.41. This trade represents a 22.10% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders bought a total of 3,346 shares of company stock valued at $218,005 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Roundup

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of TSM opened at $419.28 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $378.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $342.57. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $190.56 and a fifty-two week high of $430.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.17 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.88, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a current ratio of 2.49.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSMGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 36.81%. The firm had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Equities analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a $1.1136 dividend. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.04%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on TSM. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 22nd. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, April 17th. Zacks Research downgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $404.29.

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile

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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.

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