Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) Shares Up 2.9% – Here’s What Happened

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM)’s share price rose 2.9% on Monday . The company traded as high as $343.41 and last traded at $338.6750. Approximately 15,815,761 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 11% from the average daily volume of 14,197,410 shares. The stock had previously closed at $329.24.

Trending Headlines about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Reinforces TSMC’s dominance: TSMC controls roughly 72% of the global foundry market, underpinning pricing power and demand for advanced nodes, a bullish case for revenue and margins. Taiwan Semiconductor Controls 72% of the Global Chip Market, and the Stock Could Surge in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Street support: TSMC has been assigned an average analyst recommendation of “Buy,” signaling continued institutional confidence that can support the share price. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) Given Average Recommendation of “Buy” by Analysts
• Positive Sentiment: Another upgrade: Wall Street Zen recently raised TSMC to “Buy,” reinforcing short-term buying interest from retail and model-driven funds. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) Raised to “Buy” at Wall Street Zen
• Neutral Sentiment: Management comment on robotics: TSMC’s CEO dismissed Chinese humanoid robots as “fun but useless” — more of a PR/positioning remark than an operational data point. Robot Brain Maker TSMC (TSM) Blasts Chinese Humanoids as “Fun But Useless”
• Neutral Sentiment: Geopolitical/White House ties: Feature on Taiwan’s efforts to manage U.S. policy and tariffs highlights political sensitivity but doesn’t change immediate fundamentals. Fast Chips, Big Money, 3:30 a.m. Calls: Taiwan’s Urgent Quest to Win Over Trump
• Neutral Sentiment: Tesla/Sandbox fab projects (Terafab): Elon Musk’s chip-fab ambitions raise long-term competition questions but are early-stage and uncertain for TSMC’s core foundry business. Elon Musk’s Terafab bet: what it means for Tesla investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Musk confirms a new chip project in Texas — notable for the industry narrative but not an immediate threat to TSMC’s advanced-node revenue. Musk Says Tesla, SpaceX, xAI Chip Project to Kick Off in Texas
• Negative Sentiment: 2nm capacity crunch: Multiple reports say TSMC’s advanced 2nm capacity is overbooked, forcing a major customer (NVIDIA) to rethink its roadmap — raises near-term execution risk and could cap growth if capacity can’t scale. TSMC’s 2nm Capacity Crunch Forces Nvidia to Rethink Feynman AI Platform
• Negative Sentiment: Customer fallout: Nvidia shares dropped on reports the 2nm shortage may force redesigns, signaling worry among major clients about supply/timing. That client stress can pressure TSMC’s stock via demand visibility concerns. Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Drops 3% Amid TSMC Manufacturing Bottleneck Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Supply fragility: A helium/energy risk report warns TSMC has limited reserves for EUV tooling, making advanced-node production vulnerable to regional disruptions — a tangible operational risk. TSMC Helium Crisis: How the Persian Gulf War Put the World’s Chip Supply on an 11-Day Clock
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk: Analysts and features flag that rising regional tensions (Middle East, Taiwan) could be a reason to trim exposure — risk premium for a Taiwan-based foundry remains present. Are Rising Geopolitical Tensions a Reason to Sell Taiwan Semiconductor Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Intensifying competition: Samsung’s $73B push into AI-focused chips and capacity expansion increases the long-term competitive threat to TSMC’s foundry share. Samsung Targets SK Hynix AI Lead With $73 Billion Blitz
• Negative Sentiment: Wider macro risk: Coverage on how the Iran war could derail the AI boom underscores demand and supply-chain downside that would hurt TSMC if AI spending cools. How the Iran war could derail the AI boom

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on TSM shares. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. DA Davidson upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Dbs Bank raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $1.75 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.29. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $348.66 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $310.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a current ratio of 2.62.

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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $0.9503 per share. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.36%.

Institutional Trading of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in TSM. Childress Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 145.3% in the third quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $891,000 after purchasing an additional 1,891 shares in the last quarter. Shannon River Fund Management LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter valued at approximately $2,430,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 9.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 101,876 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,470,000 after buying an additional 8,738 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 28.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 37,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,394,000 after buying an additional 8,284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 125.3% during the 3rd quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 5,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,457,000 after buying an additional 2,901 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

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.