Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Bought by Formidable Asset Management LLC

Formidable Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 93.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,069 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 3,424 shares during the quarter. Formidable Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $1,974,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 43.2% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,650,983 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,506,389,000 after acquiring an additional 2,006,745 shares in the last quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 268.2% in the 2nd quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 2,499,677 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $566,152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,820,852 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 18.0% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 10,457,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,368,587,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593,786 shares in the last quarter. SurgoCap Partners LP bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter worth about $360,443,000. Finally, Stockbridge Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 135.5% during the second quarter. Stockbridge Partners LLC now owns 2,218,034 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $502,363,000 after purchasing an additional 1,276,373 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 0.8%

NYSE TSM opened at $338.67 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a current ratio of 2.62. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $134.25 and a one year high of $390.20. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $349.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $314.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.75 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.35.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 34.89%. The firm had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. On average, equities analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $0.9503 per share. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.36%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TSM has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Argus raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Freedom Capital upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $391.43.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Sunday, March 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $55.93 per share, with a total value of $55,930.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president owned 9,051 shares in the company, valued at approximately $506,222.43. This trade represents a 12.42% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullish take: a Seeking Alpha piece argues TSMC’s AI foundry leadership still has room to run, reinforcing expectations of continued demand for advanced nodes and high-margin AI wafers. TSMC: The AI Foundry Supremacy Still Has Room To Run
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings beat expected: previews (247WallSt) say the market now expects TSMC to beat on April 16 as AI demand remains very strong — a beat could lift the stock materially. How Big Will Taiwan Semiconductor’s Beat Be on April 16?
• Positive Sentiment: Capacity expansion progress: Reuters reports TSMC plans to begin equipment installs and mass production of 3nm wafers at its second Japan plant in 2028 — supports long-term supply and customer diversification. TSMC plans 3-nanometre chip production launch in Japan in 2028
• Positive Sentiment: Insider signal: recent director-level activity (TipRanks) shows a notable insider bet, which investors often view as a confidence signal. TSMC Insider Makes Bold New Bet on Chip Giant’s Future
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually large options volume: markets are seeing heavy options activity in TSMC (AmericanBankingNews), which can signal speculative positioning or hedging ahead of earnings and amplify moves in either direction. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Sees Unusually Large Options Volume
• Neutral Sentiment: Elevated investor attention: Zacks notes heavy search interest in TSMC — higher attention raises liquidity and volatility but is agnostic on direction. Investors Heavily Search Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM)
• Negative Sentiment: Margin pressure risk: Zacks highlights concerns that costly global fab expansion (higher overseas production costs) could strain FY26 margin guidance despite AI tailwinds — a miss or cautious margin outlook could weigh on shares. Can TSM Meet FY26 Margin Guidance Amid Fab Expansion Cost Pressures?
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical/supply-chain risk: coverage on Nvidia/AMD notes Iran-related supply-chain concerns for the chip sector; broader geopolitical tension can create short-term sector volatility and raise risk premia for TSMC. Nvidia, AMD Stocks Recover Early Losses. Iran Remains Top of Mind.

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.