AustralianSuper Pty Ltd Reduces Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

AustralianSuper Pty Ltd reduced its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 7.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 586,468 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 46,297 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises 0.8% of AustralianSuper Pty Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $178,222,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Oak Harvest Investment Services grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Oak Harvest Investment Services now owns 1,106 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $336,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Falcon Wealth Planning raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Falcon Wealth Planning now owns 780 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $237,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the period. Drive Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Drive Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,997 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,522,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.2% during the third quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 1,551 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $434,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sovereign Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 793 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $241,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $417.77 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.16 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.76, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a quick ratio of 2.32, a current ratio of 2.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $364.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $334.32. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $188.81 and a 52 week high of $421.97.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 38.17% and a net margin of 46.97%. As a group, analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business 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. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is 24.71%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on the company. 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 note on Sunday, March 22nd. Argus raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target 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. 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, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $404.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC raised its long-term forecast for the global semiconductor market to $1.5 trillion by 2030, up from $1 trillion, saying AI and high-performance computing will drive most of that growth. The company also said it is expanding capacity aggressively with new wafer fabs and advanced packaging projects across multiple countries. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: Shares are also getting a lift from a broad AI and semiconductor rally, with Nvidia and other chip leaders strong and TSMC flashing buy signals in market coverage. Dow Jones Futures article
• Positive Sentiment: News flow around robust AI demand, including TSMC’s strong monthly revenue trends and continued capital spending, is reinforcing expectations for sustained growth into 2026. Quiver Quantitative article

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Sunday, March 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $55.93 per share, with a total value of $55,930.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president owned 9,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $506,222.43. This represents a 12.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders have purchased a total of 1,346 shares of company stock worth $78,185 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

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.