Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Stake Decreased by Cantillon Capital Management LLC

Cantillon Capital Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 2,807,971 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 30,952 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for 4.3% of Cantillon Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Cantillon Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $784,238,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Mid American Wealth Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter worth $33,000. First Command Advisory Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 174.1% during 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. purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter worth $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TSM has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Argus upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $381.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 0.3%

NYSE:TSM opened at $327.24 on Friday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $134.25 and a 52 week high of $351.33. The company has a quick ratio of 2.47, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $302.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $276.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.70 trillion, a price-to-earnings 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share (EPS) 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 for the quarter. Research analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm 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. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.87 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 23.57%.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Seeking Alpha: TSMC raised capex guidance and signaled a multi-year AI buildout (capex $52–56B in 2025), expecting full utilization of advanced nodes (N2/N3/N5), higher gross margins (GPM 63–65% in 2026) and a long runway for AI datacenter revenue (mid‑to‑high‑50s % CAGR). This is the primary positive driver behind today’s strength. Taiwan Semiconductor: Capex Guidance Raise Suggests AI Buildout Cycle Until 2028
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street / Market coverage: Multiple outlets report growing analyst bullishness on TSMC’s AI dominance after the quarter — reinforcing momentum and buy-side confidence in TSMC’s guidance and pricing power. Wall Street Gets More Bullish on TSMC’s AI Dominance
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat: TSMC’s strong revenue and AI-accelerator outlook also support demand signals for ecosystem partners (e.g., Broadcom, Meta), implying sustained foundry orders from hyperscalers. Positive for TSMC’s long-term demand profile. Why Taiwan Semiconductor and Meta Could Be the Hidden Bull Case for Broadcom
• Positive Sentiment: The Motley Fool / Fool.com: TSMC’s quarter boosted equipment makers (e.g., ASML) and validated strong capex across the supply chain — a sign that TSMC’s upgrade cycle is translating into orders for lithography and fab equipment, supporting the industry upcycle. TSMC Just Delivered Incredible News for ASML Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks / market summaries: Short‑term momentum pieces note TSM is up materially in recent sessions (weekly gains), useful for momentum investors but less informative on longer-term fundamental change. TSMC (TSM) Is Up 5.80% in One Week: What You Should Know
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketBeat / industry comp: Coverage comparing equipment vendors highlights TSMC’s central role in the AI capex cycle but focuses more on supplier selection (ASML, AMAT, LRCX) than on direct TSM fundamentals. Useful context but secondary to TSMC’s own guidance. Which Semiconductor Equipment Stock Has More Upside in 2026?
• Negative Sentiment: Risk note — large, sustained capex increases are capital‑intensive and execution‑sensitive; watch capex delivery, cyclical demand shifts and TSM’s valuation (PE ~30.6). These factors could amplify downside if growth or margins disappoint. Capex Guidance Raise Suggests AI Buildout Cycle Until 2028 (risk context)

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.