Williams & Novak LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Williams & Novak LLC lowered its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 64.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,773 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 3,271 shares during the period. Williams & Novak LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $495,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. Mid American Wealth Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter worth $33,000. Navigoe LLC bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the third quarter worth $42,000. Finally, Proffitt & Goodson Inc. increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 470.4% during the third quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. now owns 154 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, January 2nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Itau BBA Securities started coverage on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Freedom Capital raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $381.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Blowout Q4 results and strong 2026 guidance: TSMC reported monster quarterly revenue and profit with guidance implying continued sequential growth, reinforcing the company’s role as the primary foundry for AI accelerators. Taiwan Semiconductor: AI Value Stock Hiding In Plain Sight
• Positive Sentiment: Massive capex to expand AI capacity: TSMC raised 2026 capex guidance to roughly $52–$56 billion to quickly scale fabs for AI chips — a direct signal of durable, large-scale customer demand. TSMC’s Strong Guidance Supports the Stock’s Hot Start to 2026
• Positive Sentiment: AI-driven revenue tailwinds: Analysts note AI chip orders (3nm/5nm) drove ~36% revenue growth in 2025 and a ~30% outlook for 2026, underpinning upside to sales and utilization. AI-Driven Demand Fuels TSM’s Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Capacity expansion — US fabs and packaging ramp: TSMC is buying more Arizona land and fast-tracking fabs while accelerating advanced packaging to ease supply constraints for AI chips. TSMC Buys More Arizona Land, Fast-Tracks Fabs
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry commentary underscores a large AI infrastructure cycle: Nvidia’s CEO and other commentators highlight a multi‑trillion-dollar AI opportunity that elevates foundries like TSMC — positive backdrop but broad/industry‑level. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Predicts the Trillion-Dollar AI Revolution
• Negative Sentiment: Management caution about demand and capex risk: CEO C.C. Wei says he’s “very nervous” about AI demand volatility and flagged the risk of a $56 billion “disaster” if capacity is misjudged — a reminder capex execution and demand timing are key risks. ‘I’m Also Very Nervous’ TSMC CEO C.C. Wei says on AI Demand

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

TSM opened at $328.89 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a current ratio of 2.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.70 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.81, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a fifty day moving average of $301.34 and a 200 day moving average of $275.59. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $134.25 and a fifty-two week high of $351.33.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $32.50 billion for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 36.18%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a $0.9678 dividend. This represents a $3.87 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is 28.64%.

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.