Central Asset Investments & Management Holdings HK Ltd Decreases Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Central Asset Investments & Management Holdings HK Ltd trimmed its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 16.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 43,801 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 8,726 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for approximately 8.7% of Central Asset Investments & Management Holdings HK Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Central Asset Investments & Management Holdings HK Ltd’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $13,311,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSM. SurgoCap Partners LP bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter worth about $360,443,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3,164.9% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,192,927 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $333,172,000 after purchasing an additional 1,156,389 shares during the last quarter. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter valued at approximately $232,924,000. Man Group plc grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 337.1% during the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,053,421 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $238,589,000 after purchasing an additional 812,404 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 13,394,299 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,070,393,000 after purchasing an additional 802,757 shares during the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC announced a quarterly dividend increase to $1.1136 per share, a 17.2% raise from the prior payout, signaling confidence in cash flow and rewarding shareholders.
• Positive Sentiment: The company approved roughly $31.28 billion in capital spending to expand advanced chip production, supporting its AI, 5G, and high-performance computing growth outlook.
• Positive Sentiment: Articles highlighted TSMC’s advanced-node leadership as central to the AI chip cycle, reinforcing its strategic importance as demand for cutting-edge semiconductors grows. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: New coverage also pointed to a surprise Sony-TSMC collaboration tied to AI-ready image sensors, adding to sentiment around future demand opportunities. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Some investors are questioning whether the stock has become expensive after a big year-to-date run, so valuation concerns may limit upside even as fundamentals remain strong.
• Negative Sentiment: TSMC shares also face periodic pressure from broader chip-sector selloffs and concerns that heavy AI spending could cool, which could trigger profit-taking in the stock. Article Title

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Bor-Zen Tien acquired 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Sunday, March 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $55.93 per share, for a total transaction of $55,930.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president directly owned 9,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $506,222.43. This represents a 12.42% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have purchased 1,346 shares of company stock valued at $78,185 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on TSM. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Zacks Research cut shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $404.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $399.97 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $363.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $333.46. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $188.81 and a fifty-two week high of $420.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.07 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 2.51 and a quick ratio of 2.32.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 38.17%. The business had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. On average, analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.25 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a $1.1136 dividend. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.71%.

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.