Jag Capital Management LLC Grows Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Jag Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 22.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 55,107 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,182 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for about 1.7% of Jag Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Jag Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $15,391,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. First Command Advisory Services Inc. raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 174.1% during the second quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 159 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares during the period. Fairman Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 171.2% in the third quarter. Fairman Group LLC now owns 141 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter worth about $41,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC hit a new 52-week high after reports tying the rally to a major AMD supply deal that accelerates AI capacity builds and boosts foundry orders for advanced nodes. TSMC Stock (TSM) Hits a New 52-Week High — What’s Driving the Rally?
• Positive Sentiment: Macro AI spending is set to swell, with forecasts that global IT/AI spend will exceed $6 trillion in 2026 — a structural tailwind for TSMC as the dominant advanced-node foundry. IT Spending Will Exceed $6 Trillion for the First Time in 2026 Thanks to AI
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional positioning and upbeat brokerage coverage are supporting momentum — reports show big fund purchases (Point72 disclosed a large TSM stake) and an average “Buy” rating from brokerages. These flows can amplify rallies in a concentrated market. Billionaire fund manager drops $2.8 billion on Big Tech stocks Taiwan Semiconductor Receives Average Rating of “Buy”
• Positive Sentiment: Broader AI/semiconductor coverage and “AI-boom” stories (Zacks, MarketBeat, Yahoo) highlight TSMC as a core play in the supply chain and a beneficiary of the current data-center capex cycle — supporting investor interest and inclusion in international ETFs that are outperforming. The Supply Chain Quietly Powering the AI Boom—And 4 Ways to Play It
• Neutral Sentiment: Margin sustainability is under scrutiny: TSMC is targeting very high gross margins (guidance cited ~63–65% for Q1) but warns overseas fab expansion could shave 2–4% off margins — a medium-term tradeoff between growth and margin pressure. Can TSM Sustain 60%+ Gross Margin Amid Overseas Fab Expansion?
• Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia’s earnings cycle is the market’s near-term litmus test for AI chip demand; competitive dynamics (Google/Meta/AMD moves) could influence fab demand mix and pricing, so TSMC’s outlook is indirectly tied to how Nvidia’s results shape investor expectations. Nvidia results are AI market’s biggest test amid competitive worries
• Negative Sentiment: Macroeconomic/policy risks — headlines about new global tariffs and a “sell America” rotation are creating cross-currents; higher tariffs and trade uncertainty could raise costs or slow global capex cycles that matter to TSMC. Dow Jones Futures Fall After Trump Hikes Global Tariff To 15%
• Negative Sentiment: Sentiment risks from viral reports about AI-driven job loss and dystopian scenarios have spooked parts of the market; broad tech sell-offs could pressure momentum stocks like TSMC despite strong fundamentals. Skittish investors spooked as dystopian AI outlooks go viral

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

NYSE:TSM opened at $385.81 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $2.00 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.23, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.31. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $134.25 and a 1 year high of $389.18. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $331.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $295.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 2.47.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $32.50 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 36.18%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $0.9503 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is 23.57%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on TSM shares. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 17th. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Argus upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, UBS Group set a $330.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Sunday, December 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $391.43.

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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.