Swedbank AB lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM – Free Report) by 0.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,482,023 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 2,685 shares during the period. Swedbank AB’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $450,372,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of TSM. SurgoCap Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter valued at approximately $360,443,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3,164.9% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,192,927 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $333,172,000 after buying an additional 1,156,389 shares during the last quarter. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter valued at approximately $232,924,000. Man Group plc boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 337.1% during the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,053,421 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $238,589,000 after buying an additional 812,404 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 13,394,299 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,070,393,000 after buying an additional 802,757 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research cut Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Freedom Capital upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Barclays lifted 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. Weiss Ratings upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, January 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $404.29.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Samsung’s surge to a $1 trillion market cap underscores booming AI memory/chip demand that benefits the entire semiconductor supply chain and validates investor appetite for chipmakers like TSMC. Samsung Hits $1 Trillion Valuation, Joining TSMC in Elite Club
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts (Bernstein) say AI agent demand is “off the charts,” implying continued strong wafer demand and pricing power for leading foundries including TSMC. This supports upside to revenue and utilization. Bernstein Analyst: AI Agents Drive Chip Demand ‘Off the Charts,’ Supply Can’t Keep Up
- Positive Sentiment: Large cloud/AI capex plans (e.g., Google buildout coverage) and ongoing inclusion of TSM in AI-focused portfolios keep long-term demand prospects robust, supporting multi-year revenue visibility. 3 Semiconductor Stocks Poised to Gain as Google Eyes $190B AI Buildout
- Neutral Sentiment: TSMC remains a top AI-infrastructure name and subject of bullish long-term forecasts (including some outright multi‑year price targets), but some investor commentary notes the trade is crowded and relative monthly performance has lagged certain peers. Everyone’s Talking About TSMC’s AI Boom. Smart Money Is Watching UMC Instead
- Negative Sentiment: Apple’s exploratory talks with Intel and Samsung about U.S. onshore chip production introduce execution and customer‑concentration risk for TSMC if Apple pursues a secondary supplier over time — the discussions are preliminary but market‑sensitive. Apple Talks Put Intel Foundry Ambitions And Investor Hopes In Focus
- Negative Sentiment: Intel’s shares spiked on reports it may win chip-manufacturing business from large customers, and some coverage noted TSMC shares slipped amid that rotation — a near‑term headwind tied to investor repositioning rather than fundamentals. INTC stock hits record high as Apple mulls using Co’s chipmaking skills; TSM drops
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance
Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $394.37 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $359.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $328.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.04 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.39. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $170.59 and a 12 month high of $414.50. The company has a current ratio of 2.51, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 38.17% and a net margin of 46.97%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.24 EPS for the current year.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a $0.9503 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is presently 24.71%.
Insider Activity
In other news, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Sunday, March 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $55.93 per share, for a total transaction of $55,930.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the vice president directly owned 9,051 shares in the company, valued at $506,222.43. This represents a 12.42% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 1.11% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
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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