World Equity Group Inc. Raises Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

World Equity Group Inc. raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSMFree Report) by 88.1% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 10,230 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,790 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up 1.1% of World Equity Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. World Equity Group Inc.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $4,885,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 88.2% in the second quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 64 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Quattro Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 257.7% in the 1st quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 93 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 62.1% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 94 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $419.94 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $427.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $387.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.18 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.39. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $223.70 and a fifty-two week high of $479.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.46.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSMGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.28 EPS for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 39.37% and a net margin of 50.31%.The business had revenue of $39.89 billion for the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 16.44 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. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.1136 per share. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.43%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on TSM. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Wall Street Zen lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $490.00 to $590.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $496.25.

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Insider Activity

In other news, VP Lipen Yuan acquired 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $79.19 per share, with a total value of $79,190.00. Following the purchase, the vice president directly owned 5,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $395,950. This trade represents a 25.00% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Shyue-Shyh Lin purchased 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 21st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $74.13 per share, with a total value of $74,130.00. Following the purchase, the vice president directly owned 30,269 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,243,840.97. The trade was a 3.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders acquired 16,697 shares of company stock valued at $1,228,663 in the last three months. 1.11% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Profile

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM)

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