Park Avenue Securities LLC Reduces Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Park Avenue Securities LLC cut its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 2.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 65,313 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,599 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $18,241,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of TSM. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,159,000 after purchasing an additional 1,892 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 91.8% in the first quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 2,139 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $355,000 after buying an additional 1,024 shares during the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 1st quarter worth $247,000. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 13.4% during the first quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 1,719 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $283,000 after buying an additional 203 shares during the period. Finally, Northeast Financial Consultants Inc grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Northeast Financial Consultants Inc now owns 9,013 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,496,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Seeking Alpha publishes a bullish case and a $358 target, arguing TSMC is the “ultimate AI infrastructure” play — cites 2nm rollout, packaging (CoWoS) capacity gains and pricing power as drivers of higher revenue and margins. Taiwan Semiconductor: The Ultimate AI Infrastructure Play With A $358 Target And +18% Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs raised its price target (reported across outlets), citing stronger-than-expected AI infrastructure demand and boosting investor confidence that TSMC can repeat outsized returns. Goldman Sachs stuns with Taiwan Semiconductor stock price target
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat/other coverage frames TSMC as the “AI gatekeeper” — emphasizing >90% share in advanced nodes, recent price increases on advanced nodes (3–10%) and capacity targets (ramping 2nm/3nm and packaging), which support margin resilience and justify a premium multiple. Taiwan Semiconductor: The $1.65 Trillion AI Gatekeeper
• Positive Sentiment: Reports highlight a possible major demand tailwind: if NVIDIA is allowed to sell H200 GPUs into China, TSMC could see meaningful incremental wafer orders to make those chips — Reuters/MarketBeat coverage suggests this is a multiyear opportunity if approvals hold. Why an NVIDIA Chip Could Supercharge TSMC’s Next Rally
• Positive Sentiment: Regulatory/operational risk eased: TSMC secured a one‑year U.S. export license to keep importing American chipmaking equipment for its China operations — this preserves production capability and reduces near‑term supply risk. Why Is Taiwan Semiconductor Stock Gaining Tuesday?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment is bullish overall — MarketBeat/AmericanBankingNews note a consensus “Buy” from covering brokers, supporting continued investor interest. TSMC Given Consensus Rating of “Buy” by Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC named a new treasurer for its Arizona unit as U.S. operations expand — an operational/organizational update that supports execution of the Arizona gigafab program but is not an immediate earnings catalyst. TSMC Arizona Names New Treasurer as US Operations Expand
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity has surged, signaling speculative and institutional positioning that can amplify short-term moves but adds volatility risk. Spotlight on Taiwan Semiconductor: Analyzing the Surge in Options Activity
• Negative Sentiment: Policy and approval uncertainty remains: NVIDIA sales into China and export licenses require ongoing government approvals — these can be reversed or restricted, which would remove a significant potential demand stream. Why an NVIDIA Chip Could Supercharge TSMC’s Next Rally

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TSM has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Itau BBA Securities began coverage on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, October 17th. UBS Group set a $330.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Sunday, December 7th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $355.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 1.5%

TSM stock opened at $327.22 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $294.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $268.26. The company has a market capitalization of $1.69 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.56, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.29. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a twelve month low of $134.25 and a twelve month high of $333.08. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 43.72% and a return on equity of 34.34%. On average, equities research analysts predict 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, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a $0.9678 dividend. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.87 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is 25.74%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 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.