Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Bought by Lingotto Investment Management LLP

Lingotto Investment Management LLP grew its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 34.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 274,878 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 69,878 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for approximately 1.5% of Lingotto Investment Management LLP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Lingotto Investment Management LLP’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $83,533,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,125,000. COFG Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter worth approximately $206,000. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 868 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $264,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Black Swift Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter worth approximately $988,000. Finally, Redwood Financial Network Corp increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.6% during the 4th quarter. Redwood Financial Network Corp now owns 2,281 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $693,000 after buying an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 4.2%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $436.00 on Tuesday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $192.20 and a fifty-two week high of $449.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a current ratio of 2.49. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $380.19 and a 200 day moving average price of $343.92. The company has a market capitalization of $2.26 trillion, a PE ratio of 36.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.39.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued 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 return on equity of 36.81% and a net margin of 46.97%.The company had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. Research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.04%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary say TSMC stands to benefit whether hyperscalers stick with Nvidia GPUs or shift toward custom AI chips, because either path still requires TSMC’s foundry capacity. Hyperscalers Are Trying To Replace Nvidia’s GPUs – TSMC Gets The Upside Either Way
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that TSMC may raise prices for 3nm chips suggest demand remains strong and supply remains tight, which is typically supportive for revenue and margins. TSMC’s Price Hike Is Bad For Nvidia Margins — And Potentially Great For Nvidia Stock
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA disclosed that TSMC is expanding use of NVIDIA AI technologies across chip production operations, highlighting a deeper partnership and more AI-driven manufacturing activity. TSMC Expands Use of NVIDIA AI Technologies Across Chip Production Operations
• Positive Sentiment: Broader AI spending headlines continue to point to TSMC as a major beneficiary of semiconductor demand tied to Nvidia’s next-generation rollout and big-tech capex plans. Nvidia Says Big Tech Will Spend $1 Trillion in Capital Expenditures in 2027: 3 Stocks to Buy If It’s Right
• Neutral Sentiment: Some coverage says TSMC shares may be overvalued after the recent rally, which could temper enthusiasm even as fundamentals remain strong. Is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSM) Overvalued After 4.1% Rally? GF Value Says Overvalued
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC’s ADR premium fell to a two-year low as Taiwan-listed shares outperformed U.S.-listed ADRs, which is more of a market-structure note than a direct business concern. TSMC ADR Premium Falls To Two-Year Low As Taipei Shares Surge
• Negative Sentiment: One bearish investor update from Leopold Aschenbrenner and commentary about TSMC reducing its stake in Vanguard International Semiconductor may weigh on sentiment, though these items appear less important than the AI demand narrative. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM): Leopold Aschenbrenner Takes Bearish View

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 22nd. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock 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 assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $404.29.

Insider Activity

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total transaction of $13,966,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 2,495,165 shares in the company, valued at $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 available through this link. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were bought at an average price of $69.91 per share, for a total transaction of $139,820.00. Following the acquisition, 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 SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 3,346 shares of company stock worth $218,005. 1.11% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 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.