Stratos Investment Management LLC Makes New $703,000 Investment in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Stratos Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 2,515 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $703,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Childress Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 145.3% during the 3rd quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $891,000 after purchasing an additional 1,891 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its position in 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 valued at $28,470,000 after acquiring an additional 8,738 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 8,284 shares during the period. Hollencrest Capital Management increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 125.3% during the 3rd quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 5,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,457,000 after purchasing an additional 2,901 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cherokee Insurance Co acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,248,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 3.4%

TSM stock opened at $374.25 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $1.94 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $318.83 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $287.00. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $134.25 and a one year high of $379.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 2.47.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $32.50 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 36.18%. Equities analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS 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 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.57%.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: January revenue surged to NT$401.26 billion (+~37% YoY), the highest monthly sales in TSMC history — direct evidence of sustained AI demand that underpins near-term revenue and pricing power. TSMC Stock Hits Record High as Demand for AI Chips Drives Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and momentum: Wedbush reiterated an Outperform rating after the strong sales update, and coverage noting the sales beat has helped push the stock to 52‑week/record highs. Taiwan Semiconductor Stock Hits 52-Week High: What’s Happening Today?
• Positive Sentiment: Board and capital plans: the board backed large 2026 capex, dividend and bonus measures after strong 2025 results — signaling continued investment to scale AI capacity and a willingness to return cash to shareholders. TSMC Board Backs Massive 2026 Capex, Dividend and Bonus Payouts After Strong 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Market dominance: commentary highlights TSMC’s commanding foundry share (roughly 71% overall, >90% at advanced nodes), reinforcing the company’s pricing power and long-term moat in AI chips. Taiwan Semiconductor’s January Sales Show the AI Tsunami Is Still Growing
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend announced: TSMC declared a quarterly dividend of 0.9503 per share (annualized yield ~1.0%), ex-dividend June 11 and payable July 9 — modest yield but a sign of cash return policy.
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC Global capital move: the company’s subsidiary cleared a path for up to US$30 billion capital increase — provides funding flexibility for overseas fabs but may have financing/dilution implications. TSMC Subsidiary TSMC Global Clears Path for Capital Increase of Up to US$30 Billion
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation risk: several pieces note TSMC’s stock is at/near record highs and advise reassessing valuation after the sharp rally — investors should watch P/E, forward earnings assumptions and potential for mean reversion. Assessing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s Valuation After Strong Recent Share Price Gains

Analyst Ratings Changes

TSM has been the subject of a number of research reports. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $381.67.

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.