Walter Public Investments Inc. Makes New Investment in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Walter Public Investments Inc. bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 113,238 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $31,626,000. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for about 5.2% of Walter Public Investments Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,159,000 after purchasing an additional 1,892 shares during the period. Gradient Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 32.2% during the second quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 3,247 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $735,000 after buying an additional 790 shares during the last quarter. Balefire LLC bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the second quarter worth approximately $457,000. Post Resch Tallon Group Inc. acquired a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter valued at approximately $214,000. Finally, Keystone Wealth Services LLC boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 16.6% in the second quarter. Keystone Wealth Services LLC now owns 2,109 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $478,000 after acquiring an additional 301 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 1.3%

NYSE:TSM opened at $327.01 on Thursday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $134.25 and a 1 year high of $336.42. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $297.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $272.29. The stock has a market cap of $1.69 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.54, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 34.34% and a net margin of 43.72%.The business had revenue of $32.50 billion for the quarter. As a group, equities analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid a $0.9678 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.87 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is presently 31.28%.

Trending Headlines about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC reported record Q4 profit and revenue, beating estimates — net income rose ~35% to about $16B and revenue climbed ~20%, underscoring strong AI-server demand. TSMC Q4 profit jumps 35% to record, beats expectations — Reuters
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised Q1 revenue guidance to $34.6B–$35.8B versus consensus ~$32.5B, signaling durable AI-driven orders and giving investors forward visibility on demand. TSMC Earnings Beat — Barron’s
• Positive Sentiment: Macro/in-market reaction: futures and chip-equipment names rallied on renewed AI optimism after TSMC’s results (ASML hit record highs), which lifts sector sentiment and supports TSM’s multiple. Stocks climb before the open as TSMC reignites AI optimism — Barchart
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and strategists are raising targets and reweighting portfolios toward TSMC given its central role in AI supply chains — supportive for demand but implies higher expectations going forward. TSMC gets price target hike — MSN (JPMorgan report)
• Negative Sentiment: Capacity and logistics constraints are surfacing — TSMC signals it’s running near capacity for advanced nodes/packaging, which could limit near-term share gains and spark supply-driven delays for key customers. TSMC says ‘No More’ to Nvidia — Benzinga

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TSM has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, January 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 3rd. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $365.00.

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.