Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Acquired by Gradient Investments LLC

Gradient Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 37.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,028 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,931 shares during the period. Gradient Investments LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $2,136,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 17,833,127 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,980,614,000 after buying an additional 168,171 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.6% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 15,759,419 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,401,448,000 after acquiring an additional 541,047 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.9% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 14,935,893 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,171,445,000 after acquiring an additional 130,173 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.5% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 12,591,542 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,516,692,000 after acquiring an additional 544,750 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.2% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 10,687,037 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,984,783,000 after acquiring an additional 229,237 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s 2nm capacity crunch is forcing major customers (including NVIDIA) to rethink designs, underscoring extreme demand and limited supply for TSMC’s leading-edge nodes — a near-term pricing and leverage positive for TSMC. Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Drops 3% Amid TSMC Manufacturing Bottleneck Concerns
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage pieces emphasize TSMC’s de facto “AI gatekeeper” role (dominant share of advanced foundry and packaging technologies), reinforcing expectations for sustained revenue and margin strength. Taiwan Semiconductor Controls 72% of the Global Chip Market, and the Stock Could Surge in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Recent analyst upgrades and “buy” recommendations add buy-side momentum and institutional validation, supporting the rally. Taiwan Semiconductor Given Average Recommendation of “Buy” by Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC’s CEO publicly dismissed some Chinese humanoid robot demos as “fun but useless,” a PR/data-point emphasizing that advanced robotics still require cutting-edge semiconductors — more narrative than operational news. Robot Brain Maker TSMC (TSM) Blasts Chinese Humanoids as “Fun But Useless”
• Negative Sentiment: Operational risk: a reported helium/energy supply crunch (Qatar disruption) could hit EUV tool uptime and constrain production runs — a real short-term production vulnerability for advanced-node output. TSMC Helium Crisis: How the Persian Gulf War Put the World’s Chip Supply on an 11-Day Clock
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive risk: Samsung’s aggressive ~$73B spending push to bolster AI-focused fabs raises medium-term competition for advanced nodes and packaging capacity. Samsung Targets SK Hynix AI Lead With $73 Billion Blitz
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk remains a watch item (Middle East tensions, Taiwan’s strategic exposure); several pieces flag the potential for disruptions that could pressure investor sentiment despite TSMC’s global expansion plans. Are Rising Geopolitical Tensions a Reason to Sell Taiwan Semiconductor Stock?

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on TSM shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:TSM opened at $338.68 on Tuesday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a twelve month low of $134.25 and a twelve month high of $390.20. The company has a current ratio of 2.62, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The company has a market cap of $1.75 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.29. The company’s 50 day moving average is $348.80 and its 200 day moving average is $310.94.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 34.89%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $0.9503 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is currently 28.36%.

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.