Insider Buying: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) CEO Buys 146 Shares of Stock

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) CEO Che-Chia Wei purchased 146 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 7th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $76.62 per share, for a total transaction of $11,186.52. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 17,835 shares in the company, valued at $1,366,517.70. This trade represents a 0.83% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Che-Chia Wei also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, June 5th, Che-Chia Wei bought 150 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The stock was bought at an average price of $76.01 per share, for a total transaction of $11,401.50.
• On Friday, May 8th, Che-Chia Wei purchased 160 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $71.82 per share, with a total value of $11,491.20.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $437.19 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $424.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $372.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.49 and a quick ratio of 2.31. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $223.70 and a 1-year high of $479.00. The company has a market cap of $2.27 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.36.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 15th. The semiconductor company reported $3.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.31 by $0.18. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.81% and a net margin of 46.97%.The business had revenue of $35.49 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.47 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.12 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 40.6% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced 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 an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.71%.

Key Headlines Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive on TSMC, with Citi and others saying the company could raise its 2026 revenue growth outlook and long-term targets thanks to strong AI-related chip demand.
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are positioning ahead of TSMC’s upcoming earnings report, with expectations that the company may deliver another beat and upbeat guidance. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Broader AI infrastructure spending remains strong, supporting demand for TSMC’s advanced foundry capacity and reinforcing its role as a key supplier in the AI hardware supply chain.
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary about semiconductor volatility and liquidity-driven selloffs suggests recent weakness in chip stocks may be more about market mechanics than deteriorating fundamentals for TSMC.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on TSM. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, April 17th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $500.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $449.38.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,159,000 after buying an additional 1,892 shares during the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the second quarter valued at approximately $701,000. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 12.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 15,697 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,556,000 after acquiring an additional 1,784 shares during the period. FWL Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 26.5% in the 2nd quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC now owns 253 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC acquired a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter valued at $270,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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.