Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Stock Position Trimmed by Timber Creek Capital Management LLC

Timber Creek Capital Management LLC lessened its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 2.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 56,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,366 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up approximately 4.0% of Timber Creek Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Timber Creek Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $17,261,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Stephens Consulting LLC raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 82.0% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 91 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the period. Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Westend Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 476.2% during the 4th quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 121 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Cedar Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 91.4% during the 3rd quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC now owns 134 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the period. 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: Strong Q1 revenue guidance and AI lift: Analysts and previews cite TSMC’s Q1 revenue guidance (~$34.6–$35.8B, ~40% YoY) and accelerating AI/data?center wafer demand as the primary bullish catalyst supporting revenue upside and pricing power. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Record-profit expectations: Reuters and others expect a fourth straight quarter of record net profit (large YoY gains) driven by AI infrastructure demand — frames investor expectations for an earnings beat. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Technology roadmap supports long-term margins: Coverage highlights that advanced nodes (7nm and below) are driving most wafer revenue and TSMC’s 2nm is in mass production, underpinning market share in AI chips. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buy by CEO: CEO Che?Chia Wei bought 186 shares (Form 4 filed), a small but visible confidence signal that can be supportive to sentiment near earnings. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/earnings previews push expectations higher: Zacks, Yahoo and multiple outlets project a likely beat — this lifts sentiment but raises the bar for Q1, increasing the chance of post?earnings volatility. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: ETF/index flows in focus: Coverage notes ETFs and passive flows can amplify moves around TSMC earnings (short?term technical/flow-driven impact rather than fundamental change). Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Margin pressure from overseas expansion and rising costs: Previews caution that higher capex and operating costs for foreign fabs could compress margins despite revenue growth — a key risk to watch in guidance. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical and supply?chain risks: Middle East tensions and “zero?availability” constraints are flagged as potential disruptors that could trigger short?term selloffs if supply or logistics issues worsen. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: High expectations raise volatility risk: With shares near multi?year highs and strong momentum priced in, any earnings or guidance miss could produce an outsized downside move. Read More.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $369.60 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 2.62 and a quick ratio of 2.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.91 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.35. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $145.84 and a 1-year high of $390.20. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $351.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $319.56.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued 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 return on equity of 34.89% and a net margin of 45.13%.The firm had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Equities research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be issued a $0.9503 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.17%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. DA Davidson upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Freedom Capital raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Argus raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Dbs Bank raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Three research 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $391.43.

Insider Buying and Selling at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In other news, VP Bor-Zen Tien acquired 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Sunday, March 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average cost 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 approximately $506,222.43. This trade represents a 12.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

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.