Crux Wealth Advisors Raises Stock Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Crux Wealth Advisors grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 28.8% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 8,396 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,877 shares during the period. Crux Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $1,902,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,159,000 after purchasing an additional 1,892 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.0% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,103 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,511,000 after acquiring an additional 594 shares in the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 46.5% in the first quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 3,170 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $526,000 after acquiring an additional 1,006 shares in the last quarter. United Advisor Group LLC lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 43.7% in the first quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 1,503 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $249,000 after acquiring an additional 457 shares during the period. Finally, Spirit of America Management Corp NY grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. Spirit of America Management Corp NY now owns 600 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $100,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Itau BBA Securities began coverage on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $270.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $371.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

NYSE TSM opened at $295.37 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $262.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $222.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.53 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 2.15 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 $311.37.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.33. The firm had revenue of $32.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $951.89 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 43.72%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 40.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.94 EPS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be issued a $0.8348 dividend. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is 26.97%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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.