Firetrail Investments PTY Ltd. Has $27.85 Million Stock Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Firetrail Investments PTY Ltd. lowered its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 100,494 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 7,769 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for approximately 7.0% of Firetrail Investments PTY Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Firetrail Investments PTY Ltd.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $27,853,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 26.7% in the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 12,046,792 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,728,478,000 after buying an additional 2,537,760 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 43.2% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,650,983 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,506,389,000 after acquiring an additional 2,006,745 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 109.5% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,526,160 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $798,640,000 after acquiring an additional 1,842,951 shares during the period. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 268.2% in the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 2,499,677 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $566,152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,820,852 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 18.0% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 10,457,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,368,587,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593,786 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 5.5%

Shares of TSM opened at $349.01 on Friday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $134.25 and a 1-year high of $351.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.81 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.77, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.31. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $314.52 and its 200-day moving average price is $284.45. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 EPS for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.18% and a net margin of 45.13%.The business had revenue of $32.50 billion during the quarter. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current 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 paid a dividend of $0.9678 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $3.87 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.57%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TSM has been the subject of a number of research reports. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Dbs Bank upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Argus upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, UBS Group set a $330.00 price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Sunday, December 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $381.67.

Key Headlines Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC plans mass production of 3nm chips in Japan with roughly a $17B investment, signaling a big boost to advanced-node capacity and geographic diversification. This report is from Reuters. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage notes Tokyo is ramping up subsidies and support as TSMC expands 3nm production in Japan — a combination that reduces capex risk and improves project economics. (Benzinga) Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple outlets frame the ~$17B Japan upgrade as a strategic game-changer that addresses surging AI chip demand and mitigates geopolitical concentration risk. (Blockonomi) Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Deep-dive reporting highlights TSMC’s decision to produce advanced 3nm chips at Kumamoto to meet accelerating AI demand — underlining why capacity expansion is urgent. (Barron’s) Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Financial news outlets reiterate the expansion and tie it to strong recent results (Q4 revenue growth), reinforcing expectations for sustained demand-driven revenue. (24/7 Wall St.) Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Market-data coverage flags TSMC’s upgraded Japan plans and the shift toward mass-producing advanced 3nm chips — a near-term catalyst for investor sentiment. (TipRanks) Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research upgraded TSMC from Hold to Strong Buy, which can attract flows and supports the bullish momentum. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: A Zacks piece notes the consensus price target implies ~25% upside but cautions that price-target signals are imperfect; earnings-estimate revision trends are a more reliable short-term indicator. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Another Zacks piece examines whether Wall Street recommendations matter materially for investors, a reminder to weigh analyst upgrades alongside fundamentals and execution risk. Read More.

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.