Nordea Investment Management AB Sells 434,303 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Nordea Investment Management AB trimmed its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 84.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 80,755 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 434,303 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $24,679,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSM. Value Partners Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Value Partners Investments Inc. now owns 3,890 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,183,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the period. Cooper Financial Group raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 6,829 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,075,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the period. Permanent Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter valued at about $251,000. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 793 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $241,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sandbox Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 60.1% in the 4th quarter. Sandbox Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,833 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $557,000 after purchasing an additional 688 shares during the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom says TSMC is hitting production capacity limits — investors interpret this as evidence of sustained demand for TSMC’s leading-edge nodes, which supports pricing power and long-term revenue visibility. Broadcom’s comments pressured some customers but helped lift TSMC shares as the supplier with the bottleneck stands to benefit. Broadcom flags supply constraints, says TSMC capacity a bottleneck
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary frames TSMC as the “AI gatekeeper” — multiple articles stress that TSMC’s 2nm/advanced packaging backlog underscores its strategic position in the AI hardware supply chain, a bullish narrative for long-term investors. (Market narrative supporting TSMC’s premium valuation.)
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buying: a TSMC vice president disclosed a purchase of shares, signaling management confidence and providing a near-term positive signal to investors. SEC Form 4 — insider purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Broader AI demand backdrop remains supportive — comments from Nvidia’s CEO and large ASML orders in the industry reinforce expectations for prolonged capital spending on advanced chips and memory, which indirectly benefits TSMC as the critical foundry partner for AI GPUs and HPC chips. Nvidia’s Huang Says Human-Level AI Has Arrived. Don’t Get Too Excited.
• Neutral Sentiment: Large equipment orders across the industry (e.g., major ASML commitments) signal durable capex for advanced nodes and memory — positive for long-term demand but not an immediate revenue lever for TSMC until capacity is expanded.
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical and commodity risks—reports on disrupted helium and energy supply routes tied to the Iran conflict raise the risk of production interruptions or higher operating costs for fabs in East Asia, a potential downside for near-term output and margins. Iran War Chokes Helium Supply: Are US Semiconductor ETFs at Risk?

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on TSM. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, January 5th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Argus upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. DA Davidson raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $391.43.

Insider Transactions at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In other news, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction that occurred on Sunday, March 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $55.93 per share, for a total transaction of $55,930.00. Following the purchase, the vice president directly owned 9,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $506,222.43. This trade represents a 12.42% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.11% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of TSM stock opened at $343.34 on Wednesday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $134.25 and a 52 week high of $390.20. The company has a market capitalization of $1.78 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.24, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $349.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $311.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a current ratio of 2.62.

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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.9503 per share. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.36%.

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.