Navigation Group LLC bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM – Free Report) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 3,083 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,042,000.
Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Quattro Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Stephens Consulting LLC increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 82.0% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 91 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 62.1% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 94 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Insider Activity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Lipen Yuan purchased 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $79.19 per share, with a total value of $79,190.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 5,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $395,950. This represents a 25.00% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total transaction of $13,966,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 2,495,165 shares in the company, valued at $174,237,371.95. This trade represents a 7.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders acquired 6,857 shares of company stock valued at $512,334. Corporate insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Check Out Our Latest Analysis on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 0.2%
NYSE:TSM opened at $419.43 on Thursday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a twelve month low of $223.70 and a twelve month high of $479.00. The company has a quick ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 2.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $427.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $377.06. The company has a market cap of $2.18 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.36.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 15th. The semiconductor company reported $3.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.31 by $0.18. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 36.81%. The company had revenue of $35.49 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.47 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.12 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 40.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.1136 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 24.71%.
More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News
Here are the key news stories impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Reuters said TSMC is expected to post a fifth straight quarter of record earnings, with second-quarter net profit likely up 59% year over year thanks to booming AI infrastructure spending. TSMC’s second-quarter profit seen hitting record on AI boom
- Positive Sentiment: Wedbush reiterated an Outperform rating, saying TSMC’s monthly revenue trends suggest it likely beat its prior second-quarter revenue estimate by about 1%, which would reinforce the company’s AI growth story. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company heads into earnings with Wedbush expecting continued AI-driven growth
- Positive Sentiment: Several reports highlighted TSMC’s June sales surge and strong AI-driven demand, which investors view as evidence that the company remains the key manufacturing bottleneck for advanced chips used by Nvidia, Meta and other large customers. TSMC's 68% Sales Surge Just Validated This Billionaire's $9.5 Billion Bet
- Neutral Sentiment: Investors are also watching TSMC’s earnings as a broader test of whether Big Tech will keep spending aggressively on AI chips, making the report a major catalyst but not necessarily a one-way outcome. TSMC Earnings Will Be a Crucial Test for AI Thursday
- Negative Sentiment: One possible headwind is pricing pressure from ASML, after reports that TSMC is pushing back against proposed price increases on chipmaking tools, which could modestly squeeze margins if equipment costs rise. ASML has room to raise prices, CFO says
About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
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.
Featured Articles
- Five stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Why Johnson & Johnson’s Earnings Dip Looks Like a Buying Opportunity
- CPI Comes In Cool: Why It Could Revive These 3 Rate-Sensitive Stocks
- Why ASML’s AI Monopoly Is Still Getting Stronger
- Apple’s AI Toll Booth Thesis Faces Its Biggest Test Yet Before Earnings
Want to see what other hedge funds are holding TSM? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM – Free Report).
Receive News & Ratings for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
