Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM – Get Free Report) VP Shyue-Shyh Lin acquired 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 21st. The stock was bought at an average price of $74.13 per share, for a total transaction of $74,130.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 30,269 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,243,840.97. The trade was a 3.42% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.
Shyue-Shyh Lin also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Sunday, July 19th, Shyue-Shyh Lin bought 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $71.94 per share, for a total transaction of $71,940.00.
- On Sunday, July 19th, Shyue-Shyh Lin bought 2,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The shares were bought at an average price of $71.71 per share, with a total value of $143,420.00.
- On Tuesday, July 7th, Shyue-Shyh Lin purchased 44 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $76.62 per share, with a total value of $3,371.28.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:TSM opened at $404.18 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $427.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $384.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.10 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.16, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.36. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $223.70 and a one year high of $479.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 2.31.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.43%.
Trending Headlines about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Here are the key news stories impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Microsoft’s improving cloud performance and ongoing AI infrastructure expansion helped restore confidence in chip demand, lifting TSMC and other semiconductor stocks after a five-session decline. TSMC Stock Jumps as Microsoft Revives AI-Chip Trade
- Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s move into advanced AI-chip packaging technology highlighted its ability to capture more value from the AI supply chain and helped boost sentiment across the industry. TSMC’s Next AI Chip Move
- Positive Sentiment: Erste Group raised its TSMC earnings forecasts to $16.69 per share for fiscal 2026 and $21.25 for fiscal 2027, above the current-year consensus of $16.34. The revisions reinforce expectations for sustained AI and high-performance-computing demand.
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary continues to favor TSMC over ASML on valuation, performance and sentiment, while insider purchases by company vice presidents provide a modest additional confidence signal. ASML vs. TSM: Which AI Chip Stock Is the Better Buy Now?
- Neutral Sentiment: Amkor’s 10-year agreement to support TSMC’s advanced-packaging operations in Arizona could strengthen the company’s U.S. manufacturing ecosystem and supply-chain flexibility. Amkor Lands 10-Year TSMC Arizona Deal
- Negative Sentiment: Samsung’s proposed partnership with Broadcom, reportedly valued at more than $200 billion, represents a long-term effort to challenge TSMC’s dominance in AI foundry and advanced packaging services. Samsung’s Broadcom Deal Challenges TSMC
- Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about China-related equipment restrictions, the sustainability of AI spending and broader technology-sector volatility. Those concerns contributed to the previous session’s decline despite TSMC’s strong profits. TSMC Faces Questions Over China Tools and AI Spending
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Barclays upped their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $496.25.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 66.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,215,353 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $976,821,000 after purchasing an additional 1,281,648 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter worth approximately $961,000. Meridian Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 27.9% in the 4th quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 65,974 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $20,049,000 after buying an additional 14,406 shares during the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 273.2% in the 1st quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 81,189 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,438,000 after buying an additional 59,435 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stiles Financial Services Inc increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 79.1% during the fourth quarter. Stiles Financial Services Inc now owns 4,355 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,323,000 after buying an additional 1,923 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is currently 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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