Hyperion Asset Management Ltd Invests $126.22 Million in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Hyperion Asset Management Ltd bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 264,296 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $126,220,000. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises approximately 3.3% of Hyperion Asset Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Twin City Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.3% in the first quarter. Twin City Private Wealth LLC now owns 7,315 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,479,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.4% during the second quarter. Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. now owns 752 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $359,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. OFS Enterprise LLC boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.0% in the second quarter. OFS Enterprise LLC now owns 653 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $312,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Wealthcare Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.0% in the second quarter. Wealthcare Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,606 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,244,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Life Planners raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.4% during the first quarter. Financial Life Planners now owns 786 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $266,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Lipen Yuan purchased 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $79.19 per share, with a total value of $79,190.00. Following the purchase, 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 ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $73.06 per share, for a total transaction of $73,060.00. Following the purchase, the vice president owned 14,051 shares in the company, valued at $1,026,566.06. This represents a 7.66% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders purchased 18,312 shares of company stock worth $1,347,058. Company insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Record July revenue reinforces the AI-growth thesis. TSMC reported July sales of NT$467.58 billion, a 44.7% year-over-year increase and a 5.6% improvement from June. Management expects 2026 revenue growth slightly above 40% in U.S. dollar terms, suggesting demand for AI accelerators and advanced nodes remains robust. Taiwan Semiconductor’s July Revenue Rose 45% and the Stock Sits 13% Below Its High
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft could become a larger TSMC customer. Reports that Microsoft is preparing its Maia 300 AI chip and seeking capacity for hundreds of thousands of units—and potentially more than one million over time—highlight TSMC’s role as a key supplier to hyperscalers. Microsoft plans Maia 300 chip reveal in September
• Positive Sentiment: Bernstein identified another potential growth engine in CPUs. Analysts believe the expansion of agentic AI could accelerate CPU demand, adding to TSMC’s existing exposure to graphics processors and high-performance computing. Central Processing Units Could Be New Growth Driver for TSMC
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment improved. Sanford C. Bernstein raised its TSMC price target from $430 to $554 and assigned an “outperform” rating, citing the CPU opportunity and sustained AI demand.
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC and Sony agreed to invest approximately $4.7 billion in a Japan image-sensor joint venture. TSMC will contribute about $1.77 billion, while Sony will remain the controlling shareholder. Volume production is expected in 2029, providing longer-term exposure to smartphones, vehicles, robotics and physical AI. TSMC to invest $1.8 billion in joint venture with Sony for image sensors
• Neutral Sentiment: Capacity investment is accelerating. TSMC’s board approved approximately $29.4 billion in capital expenditures and a second-quarter dividend. The spending supports advanced-node capacity but increases execution requirements and near-term cash demands. TSMC Board Approves US$29.4 Billion Capex, Q2 Dividend and Sony Image-Sensor JV
• Negative Sentiment: Much of the good news may already be reflected in the valuation. The stock trades at roughly 30 times earnings and has shown a muted reaction to the revenue surge, indicating investors may require even stronger results to drive another sustained advance.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors face longer-term uncertainty around AI-return expectations and geopolitics. Morningstar cited potential revenue uncertainty in 2028–2029 as major AI investments need to prove their returns. Meanwhile, calls for tighter controls on advanced-chip shipments to China could increase compliance costs or restrict sales. TSMC Faces Revenue Uncertainty in 2028-29

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TSM has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, July 6th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Three 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $524.25.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 0.9%

TSM opened at $422.38 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 2.25. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $223.70 and a 12 month high of $479.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.19 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.38. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $426.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $388.73.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released 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 company had revenue of $39.89 billion during the quarter. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 16.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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.