2,379 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Sold by Profund Advisors LLC

Profund Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 9.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 22,921 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 2,379 shares during the period. Profund Advisors LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $10,456,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Tiger Global Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 49.4% in the 1st quarter. Tiger Global Management LLC now owns 5,565,074 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,880,717,000 after acquiring an additional 1,839,600 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.8% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 2,591,510 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $875,802,000 after purchasing an additional 274,389 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 67.2% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,717,515 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $783,513,000 after buying an additional 690,523 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.9% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,781,764 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $602,147,000 after purchasing an additional 130,602 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AMF Tjanstepension AB raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.4% in the first quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB now owns 1,632,738 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $551,784,000 after buying an additional 98,123 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Barclays lifted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $665.00 to $670.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 16th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $530.00 to $560.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 15th. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $500.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, October 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $528.78.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 6.2%

Shares of TSM stock opened at $405.05 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $435.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $399.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.10 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.07, a PEG ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 2.25. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $266.82 and a 1 year high of $487.47.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $4.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.45 by $0.15. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 42.84% and a net margin of 51.51%. The business had revenue of $46.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $45.67 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.92 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 41.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 17.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 10th will be issued a dividend of $1.0854 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 10th. This is a negative change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.1136. This represents a $4.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is 22.27%.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC continues to benefit from its position as the world’s leading advanced-chip foundry. Its revenue has consistently exceeded Applied Materials’ over the past eight quarters and has shown a steadier upward trend, supporting the view that demand for leading-edge processors remains strong. Applied Materials vs. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term investor articles continue to identify TSMC as a potential multibagger because of its exposure to AI accelerators, advanced manufacturing and sustained customer demand. The thesis assumes that earnings and cash flow can continue compounding through 2030. What a $10,000 Investment in TSMC Stock Will Be Worth by 2030
• Positive Sentiment: Bell Global Equities Fund continues to hold TSMC, indicating that an institutional investor views the company’s scale, technology leadership and AI exposure as attractive despite the recent volatility. Why Bell Global Equities Fund Continues to Favor TSMC
• Positive Sentiment: Taiwan’s semiconductor industry supports a government review of potentially restarting nuclear power plants. Improved electricity availability and reliability could help address one of TSMC’s key operational risks as chip-fabrication capacity expands. Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Group Backs Nuclear Power Review
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC remains one of the most closely watched semiconductor stocks, reflecting strong investor interest but also heightened sensitivity to earnings expectations, valuation and news affecting the AI supply chain. TSMC Is Attracting Investor Attention
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are increasingly considering whether AI spending could slow in 2027. A deceleration would pressure the semiconductor sector, although TSMC may hold up better than companies with less differentiated positions because it controls a critical manufacturing bottleneck. If AI Spending Slows in 2027
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary argues that TSMC is spending heavily to defend its lead, raising concerns about capital intensity, execution and whether future returns will justify the investment. Those concerns may be contributing to pressure on the shares after their strong run. TSMC: Spending Its Lead to Keep It

Insider Activity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In related news, VP Lipen Yuan acquired 350 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $73.58 per share, for a total transaction of $25,753.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the vice president owned 2,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $147,160. This represents a 21.21% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $73.06 per share, with a total value of $73,060.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president directly owned 14,051 shares in the company, valued at $1,026,566.06. This trade represents a 7.66% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders acquired 7,043 shares of company stock valued at $530,986. 1.11% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM), commonly known as TSMC, is a dedicated semiconductor foundry headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The company manufactures integrated circuits for customers that design their own chips, allowing semiconductor, electronics, and technology companies to outsource production rather than operate their own fabrication facilities.

TSMC provides wafer fabrication services across a broad range of process technologies, including advanced nodes used in high-performance computing, smartphones, automotive systems, and artificial intelligence applications.