Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Stake Lowered by Americana Partners LLC

Americana Partners LLC cut its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 3.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 47,279 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,742 shares during the period. Americana Partners LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $21,568,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of TSM. Tiger Global Management LLC increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 49.4% in the 1st quarter. Tiger Global Management LLC now owns 5,565,074 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,880,717,000 after purchasing an additional 1,839,600 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.8% in the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 2,591,510 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $875,802,000 after purchasing an additional 274,389 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.9% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,781,764 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $602,147,000 after buying an additional 130,602 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 67.2% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,717,515 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $783,513,000 after buying an additional 690,523 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AMF Tjanstepension AB grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB now owns 1,632,738 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $551,784,000 after acquiring an additional 98,123 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC continues to benefit from its position as the world’s leading advanced-chip foundry. Its revenue has consistently exceeded Applied Materials’ over the past eight quarters and has shown a steadier upward trend, supporting the view that demand for leading-edge processors remains strong. Applied Materials vs. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term investor articles continue to identify TSMC as a potential multibagger because of its exposure to AI accelerators, advanced manufacturing and sustained customer demand. The thesis assumes that earnings and cash flow can continue compounding through 2030. What a $10,000 Investment in TSMC Stock Will Be Worth by 2030
• Positive Sentiment: Bell Global Equities Fund continues to hold TSMC, indicating that an institutional investor views the company’s scale, technology leadership and AI exposure as attractive despite the recent volatility. Why Bell Global Equities Fund Continues to Favor TSMC
• Positive Sentiment: Taiwan’s semiconductor industry supports a government review of potentially restarting nuclear power plants. Improved electricity availability and reliability could help address one of TSMC’s key operational risks as chip-fabrication capacity expands. Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Group Backs Nuclear Power Review
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC remains one of the most closely watched semiconductor stocks, reflecting strong investor interest but also heightened sensitivity to earnings expectations, valuation and news affecting the AI supply chain. TSMC Is Attracting Investor Attention
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are increasingly considering whether AI spending could slow in 2027. A deceleration would pressure the semiconductor sector, although TSMC may hold up better than companies with less differentiated positions because it controls a critical manufacturing bottleneck. If AI Spending Slows in 2027
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary argues that TSMC is spending heavily to defend its lead, raising concerns about capital intensity, execution and whether future returns will justify the investment. Those concerns may be contributing to pressure on the shares after their strong run. TSMC: Spending Its Lead to Keep It

Insider Buying and Selling at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Lipen Yuan bought 350 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $73.58 per share, with a total value of $25,753.00. Following the purchase, the vice president owned 2,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $147,160. The trade was a 21.21% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at 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 shares were acquired at an average price of $73.06 per share, for a total transaction of $73,060.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president directly owned 14,051 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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. Insiders bought 7,043 shares of company stock valued at $530,986 in the last three months. Company insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $405.05 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $435.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $399.49. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a twelve month low of $266.82 and a twelve month high of $487.47. The company has a current ratio of 2.46, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.10 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.79, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.37.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $4.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.45 by $0.15. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 42.84% and a net margin of 51.51%. The company had revenue of $46.72 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.67 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.92 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 41.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 17.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 10th will be given a $1.0854 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 10th. This is a decrease from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.1136. This represents a $4.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.27%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $430.00 to $554.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 21st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus began coverage on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Tuesday, September 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $515.00 target price on the stock. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $528.78.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM), commonly known as TSMC, is a dedicated semiconductor foundry headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The company manufactures integrated circuits for customers that design their own chips, allowing semiconductor, electronics, and technology companies to outsource production rather than operate their own fabrication facilities.

TSMC provides wafer fabrication services across a broad range of process technologies, including advanced nodes used in high-performance computing, smartphones, automotive systems, and artificial intelligence applications.