Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Stock Holdings Increased by Marietta Investment Partners LLC

Marietta Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 60.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,828 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,312 shares during the quarter. Marietta Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $2,466,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Childress Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 145.3% in the third quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $891,000 after acquiring an additional 1,891 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 9.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 101,876 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,470,000 after purchasing an additional 8,738 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 28.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 37,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,394,000 after purchasing an additional 8,284 shares during the period. Hollencrest Capital Management raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 125.3% in the 3rd quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 5,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,457,000 after buying an additional 2,901 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cherokee Insurance Co acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter valued at $1,248,000. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:TSM opened at $353.57 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $342.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $300.91. The company has a quick ratio of 2.42, a current ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12-month low of $134.25 and a 12-month high of $390.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.83 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 34.89% and a net margin of 45.13%.The business had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. On average, equities 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a $0.9503 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is presently 23.57%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on TSM. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Argus raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Dbs Bank raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $391.43.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC is accelerating construction of a new “mega fab” in Southern Taiwan to boost AI-focused capacity, a direct long-term positive for supply to hyperscalers and chip designers that rely on TSMC’s advanced nodes. TSMC Speeds Southern Taiwan Mega Fab As AI Demand Meets Valuation Debate
• Positive Sentiment: Reports say Nvidia has reallocated production at TSMC from H200 chips for China to its next?gen Vera Rubin hardware — good for TSMC if it means higher?value, in?demand wafers and continued utilization of premium capacity. Nvidia refocuses TSMC capacity as export controls stall China sales, FT reports
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/sector theme: analysts and ETF pieces continue to flag the multi?hundred?billion dollar AI buildout that underpins long?term semiconductor demand, keeping TSM well positioned as the dominant foundry. The $650 Billion AI Surge Is Here—2 Semiconductor ETFs to Play It
• Neutral Sentiment: Fundamentals reminder: TSMC recently reported strong margins and EPS, supporting the long?term investment thesis even as short?term flows create volatility. (See company filings and recent earnings release for details.)
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/export controls and stalled China sales: multiple outlets report Nvidia has halted China?bound H200 output — a sign U.S./China restrictions are limiting near?term volumes and adding uncertainty to TSMC’s China?exposed revenue. That political/regulatory uncertainty is a near?term headwind. Nvidia Halts China Bound H200 Chip Output, Shifts Focus to Vera Rubin
• Negative Sentiment: Market flows and notable profit?taking: global funds have trimmed the hottest AI bets and dumped Taiwan exposure, and some prominent managers trimmed TSMC positions — contributing to recent selling pressure and amplified volatility. Global Funds Unwind Hottest AI Trades as Inflation Fears Mount

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.