Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. Grows Stock Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 256.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 177,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 128,000 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises approximately 1.8% of Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co.’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $49,686,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in TSM. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the third quarter worth about $32,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV purchased a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Mid American Wealth Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. First Command Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 174.1% in the 2nd quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 159 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares during the period. Finally, Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $327.24 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a current ratio of 2.69. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $134.25 and a 1 year high of $351.33. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $302.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $276.31. The firm has a market cap of $1.70 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.18% and a net margin of 45.13%.The firm had revenue of $32.50 billion during the quarter. Equities analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 23.57%.

Trending Headlines about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts point to a lifted capex outlook and multi-year AI demand: a recent note says TSMC’s higher capex guidance implies an AI buildout cycle through 2028, with strong node utilization (N2/N3/N5), margin expansion and a capex “supercycle” supporting multi-year revenue and profitability upside. Taiwan Semiconductor: Capex Guidance Raise Suggests AI Buildout Cycle Until 2028
• Positive Sentiment: Industry commentary singles out TSMC as the highest‑conviction play in the 2026 AI boom — a bullish narrative that can draw buy-side conviction and support multiple expansion as investors favor dominant foundries. TSM Stock: The Highest Conviction Play In The Semiconductor Stack
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street coverage is turning more bullish on TSMC’s AI dominance — momentum in analyst sentiment and media coverage can amplify flows into TSM and its sector peers. Wall Street Gets More Bullish on TSMC’s AI Dominance
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s strong results and outlook also helped lift equipment suppliers (e.g., ASML) — a sign that healthy capex at TSMC is broadening demand across the supplier ecosystem, reducing execution risk for scaling advanced nodes. TSMC Just Delivered Incredible News for ASML Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational repositioning: TSMC plans to shrink mature-node capacity (reducing older lines by ~15–20% by 2028) to prioritize next‑gen, high-growth technologies — a structural move that should improve long‑term capital efficiency and margins but could compress some legacy revenue in the near term. Taiwan Semiconductor Shrinks Old Chip Lines, Goes All-In On Next-Gen Tech
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate housekeeping: TSMC filed routine Form 6‑K disclosures on executive shareholding changes and reported board refreshes at its North America subsidiary — routine governance updates that generally reduce uncertainty but don’t materially change the business outlook. TSMC Reports December 2025 Executive Shareholding Change and Portfolio Adjustments TSMC North America Refreshes Board With New Director Appointments

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Argus raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, January 9th. Itau BBA Securities assumed coverage on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $381.67.

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.