Night Squared LP Makes New $7.16 Million Investment in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Night Squared LP bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 23,557 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,159,000. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises 2.0% of Night Squared LP’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Shannon River Fund Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,430,000. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 66.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,215,353 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $976,821,000 after acquiring an additional 1,281,648 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $961,000. Meridian Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 27.9% in the 4th quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 65,974 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $20,049,000 after acquiring an additional 14,406 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boyer Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $648,000. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Lipen Yuan acquired 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was bought at an average price of $75.26 per share, with a total value of $75,260.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president owned 4,000 shares in the company, valued at $301,040. This represents a 33.33% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $174,237,371.95. The trade was a 7.42% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders purchased 4,496 shares of company stock valued at $304,667. 1.11% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC signed a 10-year advanced packaging deal with Amkor in Arizona, strengthening its U.S. supply-chain footprint and supporting long-term growth in advanced chip packaging demand. TSMC and Amkor Sign 10-Year Advanced Packaging Deal in Arizona
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and investors continue to view TSMC as a key AI beneficiary, citing strong recent results, durable positioning in the AI supply chain, and confidence around its capacity expansion plans. 3 AI Stocks With Moats That Could Outlast Summer Volatility (TSM)
• Positive Sentiment: A TSMC vice president bought additional shares in a recent insider purchase, which can be read as a vote of confidence from management. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. stock information
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary highlighted TSMC as a trending stock and a core holding in AI-focused portfolios, but these pieces were mostly sentiment-driven rather than catalyst-driven. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
• Neutral Sentiment: News that Alphabet may split next-generation AI processor manufacturing between Samsung and TSMC suggests continued strong demand for TSMC, though it also points to rising competition for future foundry work. Alphabet (GOOGL) In Talks With Samsung For Manufacturing Next-Gen AI Processors
• Negative Sentiment: TSMC’s CEO warned about water and talent shortages, raising concerns about operational constraints that could affect long-term expansion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSM)’s CEO Expresses Concern About Water, Talent Shortages
• Negative Sentiment: A Zacks article noted TSMC fell more than the broader market in the latest session, reflecting broad profit-taking and weaker near-term trading sentiment. TSMC (TSM) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Note

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 3.4%

NYSE TSM opened at $426.34 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.21 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.47, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.39. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $206.20 and a 52 week high of $450.16. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $400.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $355.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a current ratio of 2.49.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter. The company 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%. As a group, 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a $1.1136 dividend. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is currently 29.20%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TSM has been the topic of several research reports. Zacks Research cut Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 22nd. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $404.29.

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.