Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM is Analog Century Management LP’s 3rd Largest Position

Analog Century Management LP lessened its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 2.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 394,038 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 11,330 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises about 5.9% of Analog Century Management LP’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Analog Century Management LP’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $119,744,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Apriem Advisors increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Apriem Advisors now owns 1,555 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $473,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 13.8% in the 4th quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 18,450 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,607,000 after purchasing an additional 2,239 shares in the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 178.3% in the 4th quarter. FORA Capital LLC now owns 40,518 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $12,313,000 after purchasing an additional 25,959 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 9,805 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,980,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 32.8% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 209,278 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $63,598,000 after purchasing an additional 51,720 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total value of $13,966,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 2,495,165 shares in the company, valued at $174,237,371.95. This represents a 7.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was bought at an average price of $69.91 per share, with a total value of $139,820.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 11,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $772,575.41. This represents a 22.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders bought 3,496 shares of company stock valued at $229,407 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TSM has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barclays lifted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Weiss Ratings upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 22nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $404.29.

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Several reports highlighted TSMC as a major beneficiary of Big Tech’s massive AI capital spending, with articles calling it an underappreciated winner in the AI infrastructure buildout. 2 Unsung Heroes of Big Tech’s $725 Billion AI Capex Spend
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s comments that AI is “insanely profitable” for TSMC added to confidence that the company remains central to the AI chip supply chain. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Calls AI ‘Insanely Profitable’ for TSMC. How to Play TSM Stock Here.
• Positive Sentiment: New coverage said TSMC is a top semiconductor stock for 2026, while other pieces noted Harvard Management’s large stake, both reinforcing institutional confidence in the stock. Harvard University’s Favorite AI Stock Pick: Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC’s CEO said chip supply is likely to stay tight for years because AI demand is still outpacing capacity, which is positive for pricing power but also underscores how stretched supply remains. Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) Sees AI Chip Demand Outpacing Supply
• Negative Sentiment: At the same time, CEO C.C. Wei highlighted talent shortages and ongoing concerns about water availability in Taiwan, which could limit production growth and add operational risk. TSMC boss frets about shortages of talent, water in Taiwan
• Negative Sentiment: One report also said Google may look to Samsung for additional AI chip capacity because of a TSMC capacity crunch, suggesting some customers are seeking alternatives. GOOGL Explores Samsung Partnership For Next-Gen AI Chip Amid TSMC Capacity Crunch: Report

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

TSM stock opened at $423.00 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.49 and a quick ratio of 2.31. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $397.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $352.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.19 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.38. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $206.20 and a 1 year high of $450.16.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.81% and a net margin of 46.97%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a $1.1136 dividend. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.20%.

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.