Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) VP Bor-Zen Tien Buys 1,000 Shares of Stock

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) VP Bor-Zen Tien acquired 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $73.06 per share, with a total value of $73,060.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president owned 14,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,026,566.06. This represents a 7.66% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Bor-Zen Tien also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, July 28th, Bor-Zen Tien bought 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $67.97 per share, for a total transaction of $67,970.00.
• On Tuesday, July 21st, Bor-Zen Tien bought 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $74.13 per share, for a total transaction of $74,130.00.
• On Tuesday, July 21st, Bor-Zen Tien purchased 3,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of $74.39 per share, for a total transaction of $223,170.00.
• On Tuesday, July 7th, Bor-Zen Tien purchased 40 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $76.62 per share, with a total value of $3,064.80.
• On Monday, June 29th, Bor-Zen Tien acquired 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $76.64 per share, with a total value of $76,640.00.
• On Tuesday, May 19th, Bor-Zen Tien acquired 2,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $69.91 per share, for a total transaction of $139,820.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $417.21 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $427.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $385.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.46. The firm has a market cap of $2.16 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.10, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.38. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $223.70 and a 52 week high of $479.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.28 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 39.37% and a net margin of 50.31%.The company had revenue of $39.89 billion during the quarter. Equities research analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 16.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.1136 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is currently 21.43%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: A sharp rebound across semiconductor ETFs highlighted renewed demand for AI-related chip stocks, providing a favorable backdrop for TSM as the leading advanced-chip foundry. Semiconductor ETFs Surge up to 19% in Huge Rally as the AI Trade Ramps Back Up
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and investor commentary continues to identify TSM as a key beneficiary of sustained AI infrastructure spending, alongside Nvidia and SK Hynix. That supports expectations for continued demand for TSM’s advanced manufacturing capacity. 3 Stocks to Buy as AI Infrastructure Continues to Surge
• Positive Sentiment: A Taiwan Semiconductor vice president purchased 1,000 shares, increasing the executive’s holdings by 7.66%. Although modest relative to TSM’s market value, the insider purchase may be viewed as a vote of confidence. TSM Insider Purchase
• Neutral Sentiment: MediaTek’s plan to capture a larger share of the custom AI-chip market could expand overall foundry demand, but it also signals intensifying competition for AI-chip manufacturing and design wins. MediaTek Wants 20% of Custom AI Chips
• Negative Sentiment: Recent market commentary noted that Asia-focused hedge funds suffered heavily during July’s technology selloff. This underscores continued volatility and the risk that profit-taking or renewed concerns about elevated semiconductor valuations could pressure TSM. Asia Hedge Funds Suffer Widespread Losses in July Market Rout

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Bank of America upped their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $490.00 to $590.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $496.25.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TSM. Quattro Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Strategic Advocates LLC grew 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 acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

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.