Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM – Free Report) by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,215,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 6,343 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises approximately 3.7% of Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $340,567,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,159,000 after purchasing an additional 1,892 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 13.1% during the second quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 25,183 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,704,000 after buying an additional 2,925 shares during the last quarter. Gries Financial LLC boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 16.2% during the second quarter. Gries Financial LLC now owns 1,721 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $390,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.3% during the second quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. now owns 1,611 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $365,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Opal Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,528 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $573,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 4.5%
TSM stock opened at $326.96 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.69 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.70, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $301.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $275.59. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $134.25 and a 1-year high of $351.33.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a dividend of $0.9678 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $3.87 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is currently 28.64%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
TSM has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Freedom Capital raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Itau BBA Securities started coverage on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $381.67.
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Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News
Here are the key news stories impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing this week:
- Positive Sentiment: TSMC reported a blowout quarter and raised 2026 capex dramatically (guidance cited $52B–$56B) to scale AI chip production — the core reason the stock is moving up. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Jumps On
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple outlets highlight robust AI-driven demand: 2025 revenue surged and TSMC sees ~30% revenue growth in 2026 with heavy 3nm/5nm order flow — supporting sustained top-line momentum. AI-Driven Demand Fuels TSM’s Growth
- Positive Sentiment: TSMC is expanding advanced packaging capacity and accelerating US fabs (Arizona land buys), which helps secure supply for hyperscalers and lowers delivery friction for customers. TSMC Ramps Up AI Chip Packaging TSMC Buys More Arizona Land
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street and media narratives are broadly bullish (Jim Cramer praise, notable buys from large managers), reinforcing investor confidence in TSM’s role as AI infrastructure. A Once-in-a-Decade Investment Opportunity
- Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s strength rippled across the ecosystem — e.g., Super Micro rallied on the view that more chips = more servers, illustrating the tangible demand pathway from fabs to data center hardware. Short Squeeze Season: Is Super Micro Ready to Fly?
- Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia still controls much of 2026 GPU capacity; TSMC’s packaging push is partly to offset supply tightness, but competitive capacity dynamics leave some uncertainty about share shifts. TSMC Ramps Up AI Chip Packaging
- Negative Sentiment: TSMC’s CEO signaled caution—saying he’s “very nervous” about AI demand and emphasizing the risk of a $56B “disaster” (overbuilding or mis-timed capacity), a reminder that heavy capex can backfire if hyperscaler spending cools. ‘I’m Also Very Nervous’ TSMC CEO C.C. Wei says on AI Demand
- Negative Sentiment: Some analysts warn TSMC’s premium valuation requires sustained ~30%+ revenue CAGR to justify prices; a slowdown in hyperscaler capex or sustained high capex could compress returns. Taiwan Semiconductor: AI Value Stock Hiding In Plain Sight
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.
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