Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) VP Bor-Zen Tien Purchases 1,000 Shares

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $73.06 per share, with a total value of $73,060.00. Following the purchase, the vice president owned 14,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,026,566.06. The trade was a 7.66% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Bor-Zen Tien also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, July 28th, Bor-Zen Tien purchased 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $67.97 per share, with a total value of $67,970.00.
• On Tuesday, July 21st, Bor-Zen Tien acquired 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $74.13 per share, with a total value of $74,130.00.
• On Tuesday, July 21st, Bor-Zen Tien bought 3,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $74.39 per share, with a total value of $223,170.00.
• On Tuesday, July 7th, Bor-Zen Tien purchased 40 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The shares were bought at an average price of $76.62 per share, for a total transaction of $3,064.80.
• On Monday, June 29th, Bor-Zen Tien acquired 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The shares were bought at an average price of $76.64 per share, with a total value of $76,640.00.
• On Tuesday, May 19th, Bor-Zen Tien bought 2,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $69.91 per share, for a total transaction of $139,820.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 0.6%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $406.56 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $427.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $385.17. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $223.70 and a one year high of $479.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.11 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.46.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.28 EPS for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 39.37% and a net margin of 50.31%.The firm had revenue of $39.89 billion for the quarter. As a group, equities analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 16.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a $1.1136 dividend. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is 21.43%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, July 6th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $496.25.

Institutional Trading of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 18,146,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,514,662,000 after buying an additional 313,773 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.1% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 17,464,962 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,307,428,000 after purchasing an additional 1,750,824 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 15,902,819 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,832,708,000 after purchasing an additional 966,926 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 13,394,299 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,070,393,000 after purchasing an additional 802,757 shares during the period. Finally, Coatue Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Coatue Management LLC now owns 8,629,524 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,622,426,000 after buying an additional 556,988 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure spending is expected to support sustained demand for TSM’s advanced processors. The company is highlighted alongside Nvidia and SK Hynix as a potential beneficiary of the AI buildout. 3 Stocks to Buy as AI Infrastructure Continues to Surge
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage points to record chip demand and TSM’s dominant market share, reinforcing the investment case for its manufacturing scale and technology leadership. Taiwan Semiconductor in Focus as Chip Demand Hits Records
• Positive Sentiment: TSM’s planned $100 billion U.S. investment, including its Arizona expansion, is viewed as a long-term growth driver that could improve customer access and strengthen supply-chain resilience. Taiwan Semiconductor’s $100 Billion Arizona Investment
• Positive Sentiment: Fundsmith’s investor commentary describes TSM as having an unmatched technological lead, supporting the view that its competitive advantages can persist despite market volatility. TSM’s Technological Lead in Semiconductors
• Neutral Sentiment: A comparison with Intel highlights stronger-than-expected competition and differing second-quarter results, potentially prompting investors to reassess relative valuations and execution risks. Buying Intel Over TSMC
• Negative Sentiment: A July technology selloff caused widespread losses among Asia hedge funds, while gains in a leveraged semiconductor bear ETF underscore near-term risk aversion and volatility across chip stocks. Asia Hedge Funds Suffer Losses in July Market Rout

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.