London & Capital Asset Management Ltd Reduces Stock Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

London & Capital Asset Management Ltd trimmed its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 147,968 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 6,231 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up about 3.0% of London & Capital Asset Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. London & Capital Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $41,324,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 15,759,419 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,401,448,000 after buying an additional 541,047 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 14,805,720 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,353,348,000 after acquiring an additional 115,158 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.5% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 12,591,542 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,516,692,000 after acquiring an additional 544,750 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 18.0% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 10,457,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,368,587,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593,786 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.3% during the third quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 10,090,519 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,757,033,000 after purchasing an additional 31,860 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TSM has been the topic of several recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, January 5th. Zacks Research raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Dbs Bank raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Freedom Capital upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $391.43.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Apple confirmed it will buy more than 100 million advanced chips from TSM’s Arizona facility, a large, near‑term revenue and capacity-visibility win that validates TSM’s U.S. fab strategy and long-term customer demand. Apple to Purchase 100M Chips from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Arizona Facility
• Positive Sentiment: ASML says its high‑NA EUV tools are ready for mass production — this accelerator in lithography technology lowers a key manufacturing constraint for next‑generation AI chips and supports TSM’s ability to scale advanced-node capacity. ASML Says High-NA EUV Tools Ready for Mass Production
• Positive Sentiment: Hyperscalers plan to spend roughly $700 billion on AI infrastructure this year — a macro demand tailwind that should lift orders for advanced logic and AI accelerators that TSM manufactures. Hyperscalers Plan to Spend $700 Billion on AI This Year. These 2 Stocks Are the Biggest Beneficiaries.
• Positive Sentiment: TSM reported the quarter with $3.11 EPS and $30.65B revenue, showing strong margins and ROE — results that underpin analyst confidence and institutional buying cited in recent filings. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM)
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary comparing Nvidia and TSM frames TSM as a long-term play on foundry exposure versus Nvidia’s pure-play AI GPU story — useful for portfolio positioning but not an immediate catalyst. Better Semiconductor Stock: Nvidia vs. TSMC
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical coverage highlights concentration risk: analysts warn that Taiwan’s central role in advanced chipmaking (and TSM’s footprint there) creates a systemic risk that could sharply disrupt supply and re‑rate multiples if tensions escalate. Washington’s Nightmare: Why America’s AI Future Is Stuck On A Small Island Near China
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term macro/legal/market headwinds: futures weakness on renewed AI fears and analyst notes about rich valuation after TSM’s sharp run create downside risk for the stock despite strong fundamentals. Dow Jones Futures Fall, S&P 500 To Test Support On AI Fears; Block, Netflix, Applied Opto Lead Big Movers

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 0.6%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $374.48 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 2.62 and a quick ratio of 2.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.94 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.29. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $337.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $298.43. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $134.25 and a 12 month high of $390.20.

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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a $0.9503 dividend. 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 23.57%.

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.