Legacy Trust Grows Stock Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Legacy Trust increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 43,536 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,302 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for 2.4% of Legacy Trust’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest position. Legacy Trust’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $12,159,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Catalyst Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,407 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $393,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 3,540 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $989,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. now owns 1,652 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $461,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.4% in the second quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,815 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $411,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pflug Koory LLC boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.9% in the second quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 1,133 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $257,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Company reported stronger-than-expected December/Q4 revenue and a large full‑year 2025 revenue gain, driven by AI chip demand and big customers such as Nvidia — supports upside to near‑term results and sentiment. TSMC posts Q4 revenue of $1046.08 billion, above forecasts
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC reported a roughly 31.6% surge in 2025 revenue (despite a December dip) reinforcing that AI-related capacity is filling quickly — a clear demand signal for advanced-node services. TSMC Posts 31.6% Surge in 2025 Revenue Despite December Dip
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC has started 2nm production — a material milestone that expands its lead in cutting‑edge nodes and supports long‑term pricing power for AI chips. Taiwan Semiconductor Started 2nm Chip Production. Time to Buy?
• Positive Sentiment: Several sell‑side firms and analysts remain bullish, raising price targets and reiterating buy ratings — supports investor demand and fund inflows. Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) Stock: Wall Street Raises Price Targets as Shares Hit Record Highs
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC’s full earnings release and guidance are upcoming (earnings season focus around Jan. 15); monthly updates have been positive but investors will watch guidance for 2026 cadence. Dear Taiwan Semi Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for January 15
• Negative Sentiment: Risk: a Seeking Alpha note flags memory (HBM/DRAM/NAND) inflation — constrained HBM supply could spike DRAM/NAND prices, push up handset prices and cool smartphone demand (about 30% of TSMC revenue), potentially weakening 2026 growth and guidance. TSMC Q4 Preview: Bullish, But Memory Inflation Could Break The 2026 Growth Story
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary raises the question of an AI‑driven valuation premium and whether current revenue gains already price in peak AI spending — watch margins, capex cadence and customer order patterns for signs of a re‑rating. TSMC Stock Rises After Bumper Sales. What That Says About a Potential AI Bubble.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $360.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Wall Street Zen lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $355.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of TSM stock opened at $323.71 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.68 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.20, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.29. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $134.25 and a 12 month high of $333.08. The company has a quick ratio of 2.47, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $295.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $270.09.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 43.72% and a return on equity of 34.34%. Research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

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