Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Sold by GHP Investment Advisors Inc.

GHP Investment Advisors Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 12.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,714 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 687 shares during the quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $1,068,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Plato Investment Management Ltd increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.4% during the second quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 8,593 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,939,000 after acquiring an additional 593 shares during the last quarter. Uniting Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the second quarter worth $204,000. Center for Financial Planning Inc. increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 18.5% during the second quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 320 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $72,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Balentine LLC increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 55.4% during the second quarter. Balentine LLC now owns 5,932 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,344,000 after acquiring an additional 2,115 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NBZ Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 12.4% during the second quarter. NBZ Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,626 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $368,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Wall Street Zen lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Susquehanna raised their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Itau BBA Securities assumed coverage on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $371.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 1.4%

NYSE:TSM opened at $304.73 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.58 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $275.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $234.34. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12-month low of $134.25 and a 12-month high of $311.37. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.33. The firm had revenue of $32.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $951.89 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 43.72%.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s revenue was up 40.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.94 earnings per share. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 11th will be issued a $0.8348 dividend. This represents a $3.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.97%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It provides a range of wafer fabrication processes, including processes to manufacture complementary metal- oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, bipolar CMOS mixed-signal, and others.