Certuity LLC Increases Stock Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Certuity LLC raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 128.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,501 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,092 shares during the quarter. Certuity LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $1,536,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of TSM. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 43.2% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,650,983 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,506,389,000 after buying an additional 2,006,745 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in 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 in the last quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main increased its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 1,820,852 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 18.0% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Stockbridge Partners LLC raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 135.5% during the second quarter. Stockbridge Partners LLC now owns 2,218,034 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $502,363,000 after purchasing an additional 1,276,373 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Argus upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Wall Street Zen raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 17th. Barclays boosted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 4.9%

TSM opened at $337.03 on Friday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $134.25 and a 12 month high of $390.20. The company has a current ratio of 2.62, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $346.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $304.81. The company has a market cap of $1.75 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.65, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 34.89% and a net margin of 45.13%. On average, equities analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a $0.9503 dividend. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is presently 23.57%.

Trending Headlines about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America reiterated a Buy on TSM with a $470 price target, signaling analyst conviction in TSM’s medium-term upside and technology leadership. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple bullish write-ups argue TSM is a “buy-the-dip” given accelerating AI infrastructure demand, >60% gross margins, strong cash generation and expected revenue acceleration into 2026. Those narratives support medium-to-long-term upside even as short-term volatility continues. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks and other outlets highlight that TSM has surged ~34% over six months on AI-driven sales and expects strong 2026 growth, reinforcing the growth narrative behind current analyst bullishness. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks noted TSM finished a recent session up modestly as the broader market dipped, indicating short-term intraday swings can reverse quickly and that headline-driven moves may not reflect fundamentals. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks’ analyst blog highlights the broader semiconductor cycle — global chip sales jumped in January — which is supportive for TSM but ties TSM’s performance to cyclical industry dynamics. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: An afternoon sell-off in other chip stocks followed a report that TSM’s sales growth came in below some expectations, which prompted broader concern around near-term demand and helped push the sector lower. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical and energy shocks tied to the Iran war are pressuring foreign markets in Europe and Asia; that risk-off backdrop can amplify selling in large-cap exporters and tech names like TSM even if long-term growth drivers remain intact. Read More.

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.