Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM – Get Free Report) VP Lipen Yuan purchased 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was bought at an average price of $74.50 per share, with a total value of $74,500.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president directly owned 6,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $447,000. This trade represents a 20.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.
Lipen Yuan also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, August 18th, Lipen Yuan acquired 350 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $73.58 per share, with a total value of $25,753.00.
- On Friday, August 7th, Lipen Yuan acquired 42 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The shares were bought at an average price of $73.31 per share, for a total transaction of $3,079.02.
- On Tuesday, July 7th, Lipen Yuan acquired 40 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $76.62 per share, for a total transaction of $3,064.80.
- On Monday, June 22nd, Lipen Yuan bought 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $79.19 per share, with a total value of $79,190.00.
- On Monday, June 15th, Lipen Yuan purchased 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $75.26 per share, for a total transaction of $75,260.00.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance
Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $412.61 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 2.25. The firm has a market cap of $2.14 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.38. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $425.83 and its 200-day moving average is $392.45. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $223.70 and a one year high of $479.00.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 10th will be paid a dividend of $1.0854 per share. This represents a $4.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 10th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.43%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wedbush Securities Inc. raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 5.5% in the second quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 26,184 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $12,505,000 after purchasing an additional 1,370 shares during the period. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. now owns 140,330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $67,017,000 after buying an additional 396 shares during the period. Navellier & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 647.6% during the 2nd quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. now owns 11,364 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,427,000 after buying an additional 9,844 shares during the period. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda acquired a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter valued at about $13,669,000. Finally, Archer Investment Corp acquired a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter valued at about $207,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, July 6th. DA Davidson upped 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. Bank of America raised their price target 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. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $524.25.
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Key Headlines Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Here are the key news stories impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Samsung reportedly plans to raise prices on some advanced foundry services by as much as 15%, reflecting strong demand for AI chips and tight manufacturing capacity. The pricing environment could support higher revenue and margins for TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker. After TSMC, Samsung Is Also Reportedly Planning To Hike Chip Prices
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts and investors continue to view TSMC favorably. Brokerages maintain an average “Buy” recommendation, while Bank of America sees momentum building for the company’s U.S. fab expansion. Some hedge funds also shifted capital toward TSMC while reducing exposure to Broadcom. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Given Average Recommendation of Buy BofA Sends Bullish Message For Taiwan Semiconductor Stock Fans
- Neutral Sentiment: Regulators took initial steps toward allowing AI-compute futures tied to GPU prices from companies including Nvidia, TSMC and Broadcom. The development could create new investment and hedging tools around AI infrastructure, but its direct financial impact on TSMC remains uncertain. U.S. Markets Prepare For AI Compute Derivatives
- Neutral Sentiment: Coverage comparing TSMC with ASML highlights TSMC’s scale and dominant foundry position, supporting its long-term strategic importance in the semiconductor supply chain. However, the comparison is primarily an investment opinion rather than a new company announcement. Taiwan Semiconductor vs. ASML
- Negative Sentiment: TSM shares were reported at roughly 30.9% above GF Value, suggesting valuation concerns may be limiting further gains despite tightening chip capacity and favorable industry pricing. The stock’s elevated earnings multiple leaves it vulnerable to profit-taking or weaker-than-expected AI demand. TSMC Trades 30.87% Above GF Value as Chip Capacity Tightens
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.
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