Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Decreases Stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 22.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,144 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,474 shares during the quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $2,457,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Tiger Global Management LLC boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 49.4% during the 1st quarter. Tiger Global Management LLC now owns 5,565,074 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,880,717,000 after purchasing an additional 1,839,600 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 17,464,962 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,307,428,000 after purchasing an additional 1,750,824 shares during the period. Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the fourth quarter valued at about $495,163,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 168.6% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,093,115 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $636,077,000 after purchasing an additional 1,313,917 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SurgoCap Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter worth about $360,443,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Shyue-Shyh Lin bought 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Sunday, July 19th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $71.71 per share, with a total value of $143,420.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 28,269 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,027,169.99. This represents a 7.61% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 21st. The stock was bought at an average price of $74.39 per share, for a total transaction of $223,170.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the vice president directly owned 4,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $297,560. The trade was a 300.00% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have bought 18,312 shares of company stock valued at $1,347,058 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

TSM stock opened at $429.03 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.46, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The firm has a market cap of $2.23 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.95, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.38. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12-month low of $223.70 and a 12-month high of $479.00. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $426.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $389.45.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.28 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $39.89 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 50.31% and a return on equity of 39.37%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 16.44 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 10th will be paid a dividend of $1.0854 per share. This represents a $4.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 10th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.43%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on TSM shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. TD Cowen raised their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $490.00 to $590.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $524.25.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Record July revenue reinforced the AI growth story. TSMC reported July sales of approximately NT$467.58 billion, up 44.7% year over year and 5.6% from June. Management expects 2026 revenue growth slightly above 40% in U.S. dollar terms, indicating continued strength in AI accelerators, high-performance computing and advanced-node production. Taiwan Semiconductor’s July Revenue Rose 45%
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC and Sony launched a $4.69 billion Japanese joint venture. Sony will control Advanced Vision Semiconductor Manufacturing, while TSMC will invest approximately $1.8 billion. The venture will develop and manufacture next-generation smartphone image sensors, with volume production targeted for 2029. The project expands TSMC’s geographic footprint and diversifies its exposure beyond AI and computing. TSMC Stock Rises as Sony Venture Launches
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive. Bernstein raised its TSMC price target to $554 from $430 and maintained an “outperform” rating, citing a potentially significant CPU opportunity as agentic AI expands. Other analysts have also raised targets, contributing to a broadly positive consensus view. Central Processing Units Could Be New Growth Driver for TSMC
• Neutral Sentiment: Capital spending is rising alongside demand. TSMC increased its 2026 capital-spending guidance to $60 billion-$64 billion to expand advanced capacity. The investment supports long-term growth but could pressure near-term free cash flow if AI demand or customer returns weaken.
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC declared a quarterly dividend of $1.0854 per share, payable January 7, 2027, representing an annualized yield of approximately 1%. CEO Che-Chia Wei also made a modest open-market purchase, a potentially positive confidence signal but not a major financial catalyst.
• Negative Sentiment: Execution and geopolitical risks temper the outlook. Analysts have warned of uncertainty around whether heavy AI investments will generate sufficient returns in 2028-2029. Potential U.S. restrictions on advanced-chip shipments to China could further limit sales opportunities, while TSMC’s valuation leaves the stock vulnerable to any slowdown in AI spending.

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.