Morningstar Investment Management LLC Has $11.95 Million Stock Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Morningstar Investment Management LLC reduced its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 61.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 39,337 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 62,972 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises 0.7% of Morningstar Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest position. Morningstar Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $11,954,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of TSM. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 82.0% during the fourth quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 91 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Cedar Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 91.4% during the third quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC now owns 134 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AMD said it is ramping production of its next-generation EPYC “Venice” processors on TSMC’s 2nm process, highlighting that TSMC’s most advanced manufacturing node is already winning major AI/HPC customers. AMD Announces Production Ramp of Next-Generation AMD EPYC Processor “Venice” on TSMC 2nm Process Technology
• Positive Sentiment: AMD’s CEO also said the company is asking partners to ramp production due to strong AI demand, which suggests continued strength for TSMC as a critical manufacturing partner. AMD asking partners to ramp up production, CEO says
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC raised its 2030 global semiconductor market forecast to more than $1.5 trillion, signaling a bigger long-term demand runway for chip production. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. Raises 2030 Global Semiconductor Market Forecast to Over USD1.5 Trillion
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia’s strong AI results and upbeat outlook helped lift sentiment across Asian chipmakers, reinforcing investor confidence in TSMC’s AI supply-chain role. Nvidia’s AI Outlook Sends Asian Chipmakers Up 5.5%
• Neutral Sentiment: Taiwan’s central bank is considering limits on how often foreign investors can switch currencies for TSMC dividend payments, a policy issue that could affect some shareholders but is unlikely to change the business outlook directly. Taiwan may limit currency switching for TSMC dollar dividends to once a year, sources say
• Neutral Sentiment: Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit said it will not appeal a trade-secrets ruling tied to TSMC, which lowers legal uncertainty but appears limited in direct financial impact. Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit says it will not appeal ruling in TSMC trade secrets case
• Negative Sentiment: Articles focused on slowing TSM growth and a potential bottleneck to Nvidia’s expansion underscore investor concern that TSMC’s infrastructure capacity may eventually constrain AI-chip demand growth. IDVO’s $445 Million Income Play Faces a Critical Test When TSM Growth Slows

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on TSM shares. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 22nd. Finally, Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $404.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of TSM opened at $404.24 on Monday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $190.03 and a 12 month high of $421.97. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $370.58 and its 200-day moving average is $338.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.09 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a current ratio of 2.49, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 36.81%. The company had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. Equities research analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.28 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.1136 per share. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is 24.71%.

Insider Activity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In other news, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total transaction of $13,966,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 2,495,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $174,237,371.95. This trade represents a 7.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $69.91 per share, for a total transaction of $139,820.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president directly owned 11,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $772,575.41. This trade represents a 22.10% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have bought 3,346 shares of company stock worth $218,005 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

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.