Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM – Free Report) by 7.6% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 105,252 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,468 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises approximately 1.0% of Quadrant Capital Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest position. Quadrant Capital Group LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $31,985,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Mitchell Sinkler & Starr PA raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Mitchell Sinkler & Starr PA now owns 1,482 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $450,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the period. Wayfinding Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Wayfinding Financial LLC now owns 1,152 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $350,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the period. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 868 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $264,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Oak Harvest Investment Services raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Oak Harvest Investment Services now owns 1,106 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $336,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. Finally, Falcon Wealth Planning raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Falcon Wealth Planning now owns 780 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total value of $13,966,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 2,495,165 shares in the company, valued at approximately $174,237,371.95. This trade represents a 7.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was bought at an average price of $69.91 per share, for a total transaction of $139,820.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president directly owned 11,051 shares in the company, valued at approximately $772,575.41. This trade represents a 22.10% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders bought a total of 3,496 shares of company stock worth $229,407 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.
More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News
- Positive Sentiment: Several reports highlighted TSMC as a major beneficiary of Big Tech’s massive AI capital spending, with articles calling it an underappreciated winner in the AI infrastructure buildout. 2 Unsung Heroes of Big Tech’s $725 Billion AI Capex Spend
- Positive Sentiment: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s comments that AI is “insanely profitable” for TSMC added to confidence that the company remains central to the AI chip supply chain. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Calls AI ‘Insanely Profitable’ for TSMC. How to Play TSM Stock Here.
- Positive Sentiment: New coverage said TSMC is a top semiconductor stock for 2026, while other pieces noted Harvard Management’s large stake, both reinforcing institutional confidence in the stock. Harvard University’s Favorite AI Stock Pick: Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)
- Neutral Sentiment: TSMC’s CEO said chip supply is likely to stay tight for years because AI demand is still outpacing capacity, which is positive for pricing power but also underscores how stretched supply remains. Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) Sees AI Chip Demand Outpacing Supply
- Negative Sentiment: At the same time, CEO C.C. Wei highlighted talent shortages and ongoing concerns about water availability in Taiwan, which could limit production growth and add operational risk. TSMC boss frets about shortages of talent, water in Taiwan
- Negative Sentiment: One report also said Google may look to Samsung for additional AI chip capacity because of a TSMC capacity crunch, suggesting some customers are seeking alternatives. GOOGL Explores Samsung Partnership For Next-Gen AI Chip Amid TSMC Capacity Crunch: Report
Analyst Ratings Changes
TSM has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Barclays increased their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Zacks Research downgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, April 17th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $404.29.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 0.5%
TSM opened at $423.00 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $397.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $352.69. The company has a market capitalization of $2.19 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.19, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.38. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $206.20 and a 52 week high of $450.16. The company has a quick ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 2.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM – Get Free Report) 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 for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.81% and a net margin of 46.97%. Analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.3 earnings per share for the current year.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.12%.
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.
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