Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Bought by Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC

Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 83,438 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,593 shares during the period. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $23,303,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Westfuller Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.2% in the third quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 1,551 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $434,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.6% in the third quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,291 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $640,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.5% during the third quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $140,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Catalyst Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,407 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $393,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Finally, Venture Visionary Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 3,540 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $989,000 after buying an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TSM has been the topic of a number of research reports. UBS Group set a $330.00 price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Sunday, December 7th. Freedom Capital upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $381.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 1.5%

NYSE TSM opened at $330.50 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 2.47. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $313.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $283.34. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $134.25 and a 12 month high of $351.33. The company has a market capitalization of $1.71 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.03, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.31.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released 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 business had revenue of $32.50 billion during the quarter. Equities research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a $0.9678 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $3.87 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. 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: TSMC plans a roughly $17 billion investment to mass-produce advanced 3‑nanometer chips at its Kumamoto site, a move aimed at boosting AI-capable capacity and reducing concentration risk in Taiwan. TSMC plans 3-nanometre chip production in Japan with $17 billion investment, Yomiuri reports
• Positive Sentiment: Broker upgrades and momentum calls are piling up — Zacks moved TSMC to a “strong-buy” and the stock has been added to Zacks’ Rank #1 momentum lists, which supports short-term buying interest. Zacks upgrade / strong-buy
• Positive Sentiment: Tokyo’s subsidy push and supportive government policy (reported by multiple outlets) make the Japan expansion more financially attractive and lower the net capex burden on TSMC, improving the investment thesis around capacity for AI demand. TSMC Plans $17 Billion Japan Expansion With Advanced 3nm Chips As Tokyo Ramps Up Subsidies
• Neutral Sentiment: Consensus analyst price targets imply roughly ~25% upside from current levels, but studies show price-targets are an imperfect timing tool; upward earnings estimate revisions would be needed to sustain the move. Can TSMC (TSM) Climb 25.25% to Reach the Level Wall Street Analysts Expect?
• Negative Sentiment: Big overseas capex and the rush to scale advanced 3nm production create execution, timing and cost risks — meeting yield, staffing and ramp timelines at a new site is challenging and could pressure margins or delay benefits. TSMC Needs to Make More Advanced Chips. Why It’s Turning to Japan.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 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.