Sharpepoint LLC Has $3.39 Million Stock Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Sharpepoint LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 11.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,044 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,236 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises 2.0% of Sharpepoint LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Sharpepoint LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $3,394,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 66.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,215,353 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $976,821,000 after acquiring an additional 1,281,648 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter worth approximately $961,000. Meridian Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 27.9% during the fourth quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 65,974 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $20,049,000 after purchasing an additional 14,406 shares during the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 273.2% during the first quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 81,189 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,438,000 after purchasing an additional 59,435 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boyer Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $648,000. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 0.2%

TSM opened at $419.43 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.49 and a quick ratio of 2.31. The company has a market cap of $2.18 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.36. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $427.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $377.06. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $223.70 and a fifty-two week high of $479.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 15th. The semiconductor company reported $3.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.31 by $0.18. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 36.81%. The firm had revenue of $35.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.47 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.12 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 40.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a dividend of $1.1136 per share. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is presently 24.71%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently weighed in on TSM shares. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $500.00 to $575.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Weiss Ratings cut Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $449.38.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Reuters said TSMC is expected to post a fifth straight quarter of record earnings, with second-quarter net profit likely up 59% year over year thanks to booming AI infrastructure spending. TSMC’s second-quarter profit seen hitting record on AI boom
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush reiterated an Outperform rating, saying TSMC’s monthly revenue trends suggest it likely beat its prior second-quarter revenue estimate by about 1%, which would reinforce the company’s AI growth story. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company heads into earnings with Wedbush expecting continued AI-driven growth
• Positive Sentiment: Several reports highlighted TSMC’s June sales surge and strong AI-driven demand, which investors view as evidence that the company remains the key manufacturing bottleneck for advanced chips used by Nvidia, Meta and other large customers. TSMC's 68% Sales Surge Just Validated This Billionaire's $9.5 Billion Bet
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are also watching TSMC’s earnings as a broader test of whether Big Tech will keep spending aggressively on AI chips, making the report a major catalyst but not necessarily a one-way outcome. TSMC Earnings Will Be a Crucial Test for AI Thursday
• Negative Sentiment: One possible headwind is pricing pressure from ASML, after reports that TSMC is pushing back against proposed price increases on chipmaking tools, which could modestly squeeze margins if equipment costs rise. ASML has room to raise prices, CFO says

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Bor-Zen Tien acquired 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $69.91 per share, with a total value of $139,820.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the vice president directly owned 11,051 shares in the company, valued at approximately $772,575.41. This trade represents a 22.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Lipen Yuan acquired 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The stock was bought at an average price of $79.19 per share, with a total value of $79,190.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president directly owned 5,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $395,950. The trade was a 25.00% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have purchased a total of 6,857 shares of company stock valued at $512,334 in the last 90 days. 1.11% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.