Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM – Get Free Report) dropped 2.1% on Monday . The stock traded as low as $405.15 and last traded at $410.1140. 10,618,634 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 23% from the average daily volume of 13,773,432 shares. The stock had previously closed at $418.95.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing this week:
- Positive Sentiment: New Xiaomi 3-nanometer contract: Xiaomi unveiled its Xring O3 smartphone processor, which sources say TSMC will manufacture using its advanced 3nm process. The deal could add demand from a major smartphone customer and demonstrate the strength of TSMC’s leading-edge manufacturing capabilities. Xiaomi launches new Xring chip, partners with TSMC for production, sources say
- Positive Sentiment: AI demand remains the core bullish catalyst: Commentary highlights TSMC’s record AI-related results, essential role in producing advanced accelerators, and potential to be a major long-term beneficiary of data-center and agentic-AI spending. Strong U.S. expansion is also viewed as supporting future capacity and customer diversification. Beyond Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom: Why This Chip Stock Will Emerge as the Biggest Winner of the AI Semiconductor Boom
- Positive Sentiment: Institutional support: Reports citing second-quarter 13F filings say several billionaire money managers reduced Micron positions while favoring TSMC. A separate report says George Soros-related holdings increased their TSMC stake by roughly 1,000%, reinforcing the bullish investment narrative, although these filings are backward-looking. George Soros Quietly Raised His Taiwan Semi Stake by 1,000%
- Neutral Sentiment: Geopolitical risk remains a key consideration: Analysts see strong semiconductor demand and revenue growth, but Taiwan-related geopolitical exposure remains an important risk that could limit valuation expansion. Taiwan Semiconductor Stock: Does the Booming Revenue Outweigh Geopolitical Risk?
- Negative Sentiment: Semiconductor-sector de-risking: Chip stocks declined broadly, with the semiconductor ETF falling as investors reduced exposure ahead of Nvidia’s results. The sector-wide move, rather than a TSMC-specific deterioration, is the primary near-term pressure on TSM. Semiconductor Stocks Slide Ahead of NVIDIA Earnings
Analyst Ratings Changes
TSM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $430.00 to $554.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. DA Davidson raised their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $524.25.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.46. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $425.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $393.60. The company has a market capitalization of $2.13 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.39.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $39.89 billion for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 50.31% and a return on equity of 39.25%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 16.44 earnings per share for the current year.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 10th will be issued a $1.0854 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 10th. This represents a $4.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.43%.
Insider Activity
In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 21st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $74.39 per share, for a total transaction of $223,170.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president owned 4,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $297,560. The trade was a 300.00% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Lipen Yuan bought 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $74.50 per share, for a total transaction of $74,500.00. Following the purchase, the vice president owned 6,000 shares in the company, valued at $447,000. This represents a 20.00% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders bought a total of 17,662 shares of company stock worth $1,307,491 over the last 90 days. 1.11% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Trading of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in TSM. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,159,000 after acquiring an additional 1,892 shares in the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter valued at $701,000. Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 12.8% in the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 15,697 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,556,000 after purchasing an additional 1,784 shares during the period. FWL Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 26.5% during the 2nd quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC now owns 253 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter valued at $270,000. 16.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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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