Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Stake Boosted by Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC

Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 12.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 93,007 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 9,958 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises 1.6% of Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $25,975,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Childress Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 145.3% in the third quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $891,000 after buying an additional 1,891 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 101,876 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,470,000 after acquiring an additional 8,738 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 28.6% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 37,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,394,000 after acquiring an additional 8,284 shares in the last quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 125.3% during the 3rd quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 5,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,457,000 after acquiring an additional 2,901 shares during the period. Finally, Cherokee Insurance Co purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,248,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on TSM shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Barclays increased 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. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Argus raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

TSM stock opened at $385.81 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $331.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of $295.54. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $134.25 and a 12 month high of $389.18. The company has a market capitalization of $2.00 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a quick ratio of 2.47, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued 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 net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 36.18%. The firm had revenue of $32.50 billion during the quarter. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a $0.9503 dividend. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.57%.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC hit a new 52-week high after reports tying the rally to a major AMD supply deal that accelerates AI capacity builds and boosts foundry orders for advanced nodes. TSMC Stock (TSM) Hits a New 52-Week High — What’s Driving the Rally?
• Positive Sentiment: Macro AI spending is set to swell, with forecasts that global IT/AI spend will exceed $6 trillion in 2026 — a structural tailwind for TSMC as the dominant advanced-node foundry. IT Spending Will Exceed $6 Trillion for the First Time in 2026 Thanks to AI
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional positioning and upbeat brokerage coverage are supporting momentum — reports show big fund purchases (Point72 disclosed a large TSM stake) and an average “Buy” rating from brokerages. These flows can amplify rallies in a concentrated market. Billionaire fund manager drops $2.8 billion on Big Tech stocks Taiwan Semiconductor Receives Average Rating of “Buy”
• Positive Sentiment: Broader AI/semiconductor coverage and “AI-boom” stories (Zacks, MarketBeat, Yahoo) highlight TSMC as a core play in the supply chain and a beneficiary of the current data-center capex cycle — supporting investor interest and inclusion in international ETFs that are outperforming. The Supply Chain Quietly Powering the AI Boom—And 4 Ways to Play It
• Neutral Sentiment: Margin sustainability is under scrutiny: TSMC is targeting very high gross margins (guidance cited ~63–65% for Q1) but warns overseas fab expansion could shave 2–4% off margins — a medium-term tradeoff between growth and margin pressure. Can TSM Sustain 60%+ Gross Margin Amid Overseas Fab Expansion?
• Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia’s earnings cycle is the market’s near-term litmus test for AI chip demand; competitive dynamics (Google/Meta/AMD moves) could influence fab demand mix and pricing, so TSMC’s outlook is indirectly tied to how Nvidia’s results shape investor expectations. Nvidia results are AI market’s biggest test amid competitive worries
• Negative Sentiment: Macroeconomic/policy risks — headlines about new global tariffs and a “sell America” rotation are creating cross-currents; higher tariffs and trade uncertainty could raise costs or slow global capex cycles that matter to TSMC. Dow Jones Futures Fall After Trump Hikes Global Tariff To 15%
• Negative Sentiment: Sentiment risks from viral reports about AI-driven job loss and dystopian scenarios have spooked parts of the market; broad tech sell-offs could pressure momentum stocks like TSMC despite strong fundamentals. Skittish investors spooked as dystopian AI outlooks go viral

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.