Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. Buys Shares of 905 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 905 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $219,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. 1248 Management LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Graybill Wealth Management LTD. acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Keener Financial Planning LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the first quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Hemington Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 78.2% during the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 253 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Itau BBA Securities assumed coverage on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Friday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, August 31st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $270.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $333.33.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

TSM stock opened at $303.14 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.57 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.57, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a quick ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12-month low of $134.25 and a 12-month high of $307.30. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $257.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $218.72.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.34. The business had revenue of $30.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.50 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 42.91% and a return on equity of 33.37%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s revenue for the quarter was up 44.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.48 earnings per share. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 11th will be issued a $0.8348 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.65%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It provides a range of wafer fabrication processes, including processes to manufacture complementary metal- oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, bipolar CMOS mixed-signal, and others.