Wealthfront Advisers LLC Makes New $1.23 Million Investment in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 4,034 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,226,000.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Childress Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 145.3% in the 3rd 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. Shannon River Fund Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 3rd quarter worth $2,430,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 8,738 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 8,284 shares during the period. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 125.3% in the 3rd quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 5,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,457,000 after buying an additional 2,901 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently weighed in on TSM shares. Barclays increased their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, April 17th. Argus upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Freedom Capital upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, January 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $404.29.

Insider Buying and Selling at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Sunday, March 22nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $55.93 per share, for a total transaction of $55,930.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the vice president directly owned 9,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $506,222.43. The trade was a 12.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.11% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Philippe Laffont has materially increased his TSM position, signaling institutional conviction despite geopolitical risk; that buying helped push shares higher. This Billionaire is Loading Up On Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group raised FY2026 and FY2027 EPS estimates for TSMC, indicating analysts are penciling in stronger profitability and supporting higher valuations. MarketBeat: TSM analyst updates
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC signed a long-term (30-year) corporate PPA with Northland Power for Hai Long offshore wind capacity — reduces energy price/exposure risk and supports ESG/capacity planning for fabs. Northland Power Signs Long-Term Corporate Power Purchase Agreement
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor attention pieces (Zacks/Yahoo) and bullish price-target writeups highlight volume of interest and narrative momentum around TSMC and AI demand — supportive for sentiment but not new operational data. Zacks: TSMC is Attracting Investor Attention
• Neutral Sentiment: Price-target/upside pieces (e.g., 247WallSt) argue for further gains based on AI capex, but these are projection-driven and should be treated as sentiment drivers rather than fresh fundamentals. Price Prediction: TSM Sees 21% Upside
• Negative Sentiment: ASML commentary flagged possible TSMC production delays and valuation stretch in the supply chain narrative — a reminder that equipment/supply bottlenecks or missed ship times could pressure near-term results. ASML Stock Surges on AI Chip Boom
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and cost risks: Samsung is pushing for more foundry wins (adds pricing/market-share risk) and Delta Electronics warned of rising costs in the AI datacenter supply chain — potential margin pressure or capex/supply constraints. Samsung expects to win more customers Delta Electronics warns costs rising

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $397.80 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $359.03 and a 200-day moving average of $328.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 2.51 and a quick ratio of 2.32. The company has a market capitalization of $2.06 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.39. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $170.59 and a 1-year high of $414.50.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 38.17% and a net margin of 46.97%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.9503 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.71%.

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.