Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC Purchases 2,333 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 240.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 3,305 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,333 shares during the period. Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $1,003,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of TSM. Brighton Jones LLC increased 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 valued at $2,159,000 after purchasing an additional 1,892 shares during the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $701,000. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 12.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 15,697 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,556,000 after acquiring an additional 1,784 shares during the last quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC grew its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 26.5% during the 2nd quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC now owns 253 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $270,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on TSM. Weiss Ratings upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 22nd. Barclays raised their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $404.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of TSM stock opened at $408.51 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $2.12 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.38. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $206.20 and a fifty-two week high of $450.16. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $393.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $351.18. 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:TSM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.81% and a net margin of 46.97%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a $1.1136 dividend. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date 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 (DPR) is 25.04%.

Key Headlines Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group Bank raised its earnings forecasts for TSMC, lifting FY2026 EPS to $15.76 and FY2027 EPS to $19.78, signaling confidence in the company’s growth trajectory. TSM Analyst Estimate Update
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s May revenue rose 30.1% year over year to NT$416.98 billion, reinforcing demand strength tied to AI and advanced chip production. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Che-Chia Wei bought 150 shares in an open-market transaction, a modest insider-buy signal that can be viewed as a vote of confidence. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary across the sector notes that TSMC remains a central AI supply-chain winner, but investor attention is also shifting to valuation after a strong run. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Taiwan is considering stricter export controls on advanced AI chips to China, which could limit some of TSMC’s future sales opportunities and increase regulatory risk. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. Republicans are also pushing for stricter patent and trade enforcement involving TSMC and Chinese-linked chip flows, adding to geopolitical and policy overhangs. Article Title

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total value of $13,966,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 2,495,165 shares in the company, valued at $174,237,371.95. This trade represents a 7.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $69.91 per share, with a total value of $139,820.00. Following the purchase, the vice president owned 11,051 shares in the company, valued at $772,575.41. This trade represents a 22.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders bought 3,496 shares of company stock valued at $229,407. 1.11% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.