Triasima Portfolio Management inc. Buys 6,545 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Triasima Portfolio Management inc. increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 29.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,634 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,545 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up 1.2% of Triasima Portfolio Management inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 24th largest position. Triasima Portfolio Management inc.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $7,997,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.6% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 15,759,419 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,401,448,000 after buying an additional 541,047 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 14,805,720 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,353,348,000 after acquiring an additional 115,158 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 26.7% in the second quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 12,046,792 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,728,478,000 after purchasing an additional 2,537,760 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 18.0% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 10,457,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,368,587,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593,786 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.3% in the second quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 10,058,659 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,299,108,000 after purchasing an additional 324,615 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 0.4%

TSM opened at $341.15 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $300.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $274.95. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $134.25 and a 1-year high of $351.33. The stock has a market cap of $1.77 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.29. 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 quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share for the quarter. The company 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, research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a $0.9678 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.87 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.57%.

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Blowout Q4 results: Revenue and net income were record-high and management guided to continued sequential growth — the core catalyst driving investor enthusiasm. Taiwan Semiconductor: AI Value Stock Hiding In Plain Sight
• Positive Sentiment: Massive capex commitment: TSMC signaled a large increase in 2026 spending to expand AI-capable capacity — a bullish signal for future revenue and for suppliers/partners in the AI hardware ecosystem. TSMC Earnings Bullish Signal for All AI
• Positive Sentiment: Expansion in advanced packaging and U.S. fabs: TSMC is ramping advanced chip-packaging in Taiwan and buying more Arizona land to fast-track U.S. fabs — supporting capacity for AI chips and reducing some supply-chain/geopolitical risk. TSMC Ramps Up AI Chip Packaging While Nvidia Controls Most 2026 Capacity
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile endorsement and flows: Prominent investors and commentators — including Cathie Wood and Jim Cramer — have voiced conviction after the quarter, and some analysts have raised targets, which supports momentum. Cathie Wood Makes a $1.9M Bet on TSMC After Robust Q4 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry ripple effects: TSMC’s strength benefits customers and suppliers (e.g., Nvidia, ASML), boosting sector sentiment but not directly altering TSMC’s fundamentals. Who Are the Biggest Winners from TSMC’s Blowout Quarterly Report?
• Neutral Sentiment: U.S.-Taiwan supply-chain moves: Policy pushes to move more semiconductor capacity to the U.S. may support long-term resilience but will take years to shift manufacturing footprint. What the U.S.-Taiwan deal means for the island’s ‘silicon shield’
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and execution risk: Some analysts warn TSMC’s premium valuation assumes sustained ~30%+ revenue CAGR; if hyperscaler AI spending slows or capex execution stumbles, multiples could re-rate. Taiwan Semiconductor: AI Value Stock Hiding In Plain Sight
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy capex burden: The huge planned investment increases execution and margin risk over the near term and makes earnings sensitive to any slowdown in AI hardware demand. TSMC Earnings Bullish Signal for All AI

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TSM has been the topic of several analyst reports. Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Itau BBA Securities began coverage on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, January 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $381.67.

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.