Silicon Valley Capital Partners Lowers Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Silicon Valley Capital Partners trimmed its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 78.7% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 660 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 2,438 shares during the period. Silicon Valley Capital Partners’ holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $223,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quattro Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 257.7% during the first quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 93 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 62.1% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 94 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Freedom LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 7.9%

TSM opened at $404.18 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.10 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.36. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $223.70 and a 12 month high of $479.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $427.14 and a 200 day moving average of $384.13. The company has a current ratio of 2.46, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 39.37% and a net margin of 50.31%.The company had revenue of $39.89 billion during the quarter. As a group, research analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 16.44 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a $1.1136 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is 21.43%.

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft’s improving cloud performance and ongoing AI infrastructure expansion helped restore confidence in chip demand, lifting TSMC and other semiconductor stocks after a five-session decline. TSMC Stock Jumps as Microsoft Revives AI-Chip Trade
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s move into advanced AI-chip packaging technology highlighted its ability to capture more value from the AI supply chain and helped boost sentiment across the industry. TSMC’s Next AI Chip Move
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group raised its TSMC earnings forecasts to $16.69 per share for fiscal 2026 and $21.25 for fiscal 2027, above the current-year consensus of $16.34. The revisions reinforce expectations for sustained AI and high-performance-computing demand.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary continues to favor TSMC over ASML on valuation, performance and sentiment, while insider purchases by company vice presidents provide a modest additional confidence signal. ASML vs. TSM: Which AI Chip Stock Is the Better Buy Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Amkor’s 10-year agreement to support TSMC’s advanced-packaging operations in Arizona could strengthen the company’s U.S. manufacturing ecosystem and supply-chain flexibility. Amkor Lands 10-Year TSMC Arizona Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Samsung’s proposed partnership with Broadcom, reportedly valued at more than $200 billion, represents a long-term effort to challenge TSMC’s dominance in AI foundry and advanced packaging services. Samsung’s Broadcom Deal Challenges TSMC
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about China-related equipment restrictions, the sustainability of AI spending and broader technology-sector volatility. Those concerns contributed to the previous session’s decline despite TSMC’s strong profits. TSMC Faces Questions Over China Tools and AI Spending

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on TSM. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $490.00 to $590.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. DA Davidson lifted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $496.25.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Lipen Yuan acquired 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 22nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $79.19 per share, with a total value of $79,190.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 5,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $395,950. This represents a 25.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Shyue-Shyh Lin purchased 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 21st. The shares were bought at an average cost of $74.13 per share, with a total value of $74,130.00. Following the purchase, the vice president directly owned 30,269 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,243,840.97. This represents a 3.42% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have acquired 15,857 shares of company stock worth $1,167,094. 1.11% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.