Kempner Capital Management Inc. Has $5.44 Million Stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Kempner Capital Management Inc. lessened its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 31.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 18,898 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 8,694 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for approximately 5.1% of Kempner Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Kempner Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $5,438,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Childress Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 valued at $891,000 after buying an additional 1,891 shares during the period. Shannon River Fund Management LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,430,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 9.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 101,876 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,470,000 after buying an additional 8,738 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position 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 period. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management grew 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 acquiring an additional 2,901 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Bor-Zen Tien acquired 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction on Sunday, March 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $55.93 per share, with a total value of $55,930.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the vice president owned 9,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $506,222.43. The trade was a 12.42% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom says TSMC is hitting production capacity limits — investors interpret this as evidence of sustained demand for TSMC’s leading-edge nodes, which supports pricing power and long-term revenue visibility. Broadcom’s comments pressured some customers but helped lift TSMC shares as the supplier with the bottleneck stands to benefit. Broadcom flags supply constraints, says TSMC capacity a bottleneck
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary frames TSMC as the “AI gatekeeper” — multiple articles stress that TSMC’s 2nm/advanced packaging backlog underscores its strategic position in the AI hardware supply chain, a bullish narrative for long-term investors. (Market narrative supporting TSMC’s premium valuation.)
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buying: a TSMC vice president disclosed a purchase of shares, signaling management confidence and providing a near-term positive signal to investors. SEC Form 4 — insider purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Broader AI demand backdrop remains supportive — comments from Nvidia’s CEO and large ASML orders in the industry reinforce expectations for prolonged capital spending on advanced chips and memory, which indirectly benefits TSMC as the critical foundry partner for AI GPUs and HPC chips. Nvidia’s Huang Says Human-Level AI Has Arrived. Don’t Get Too Excited.
• Neutral Sentiment: Large equipment orders across the industry (e.g., major ASML commitments) signal durable capex for advanced nodes and memory — positive for long-term demand but not an immediate revenue lever for TSMC until capacity is expanded.
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical and commodity risks—reports on disrupted helium and energy supply routes tied to the Iran conflict raise the risk of production interruptions or higher operating costs for fabs in East Asia, a potential downside for near-term output and margins. Iran War Chokes Helium Supply: Are US Semiconductor ETFs at Risk?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of TSM stock opened at $343.34 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $1.78 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.29. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $134.25 and a 52 week high of $390.20. The company has a quick ratio of 2.42, a current ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $349.05 and a 200-day moving average of $311.65.

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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have issued reports on TSM shares. Zacks Research cut shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday. UBS Group set a $330.00 price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Sunday, December 7th. Freedom Capital raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, January 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company 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.