Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Stock Holdings Cut by Generate Investment Management Ltd

Generate Investment Management Ltd lowered its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 20.2% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 249,222 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 63,007 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises about 4.1% of Generate Investment Management Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Generate Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $84,225,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of TSM. Shannon River Fund Management LLC purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the third quarter valued at $2,430,000. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 66.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,215,353 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $976,821,000 after purchasing an additional 1,281,648 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter worth about $961,000. Meridian Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 27.9% during the 4th quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 65,974 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $20,049,000 after purchasing an additional 14,406 shares during the period. Finally, Boyer Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter valued at about $648,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Several prominent investors are reportedly converging on TSM, with billionaire portfolio managers increasing exposure to the chipmaker, reinforcing confidence in its long-term AI and foundry leadership. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC is being highlighted as a key beneficiary of AI-related semiconductor demand, helping support sentiment even as investors worry some AI-heavy dividend ETFs may be overly concentrated in chip stocks. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent commentary continues to frame TSM as the dominant advanced chip manufacturer, with analysts noting its central role in producing more than 90% of the world’s most advanced chips, but also acknowledging competitive noise from Intel’s foundry push. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s renewed foundry and advanced packaging ambitions could eventually pressure TSM by offering customers more domestic alternatives, especially if Intel’s execution improves and capacity expands. Article Title

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on TSM. Barclays lifted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 target price 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 research note on Sunday, March 22nd. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $500.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $429.29.

Insider Transactions at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In other news, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $69.91 per share, for a total transaction of $139,820.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 11,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $772,575.41. This trade represents a 22.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 2,495,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $174,237,371.95. The trade was a 7.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have bought 3,496 shares of company stock worth $248,737. Corporate insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $468.07 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $409.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $359.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.43 trillion, a PE ratio of 38.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.39. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $206.20 and a fifty-two week high of $476.79. 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 EPS 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 for the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.1136 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is 25.12%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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.