Soltis Investment Advisors LLC Reduces Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Soltis Investment Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 18.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 27,034 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 6,207 shares during the period. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $8,215,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stephens Consulting LLC increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 82.0% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 91 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Maseco LLP purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Westend Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 476.2% during the 4th quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 121 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Navalign LLC purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter valued at about $39,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on TSM. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. 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, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $404.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

TSM opened at $404.95 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $365.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $334.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a current ratio of 2.51. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $188.81 and a 1 year high of $421.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.10 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.39.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.25 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a dividend of $1.1136 per share. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is presently 24.71%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction on Sunday, March 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $55.93 per share, with a total value of $55,930.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 9,051 shares in the company, valued at approximately $506,222.43. This represents a 12.42% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have purchased 1,346 shares of company stock worth $78,185 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s long-term outlook remains strong, with the company now expecting the global semiconductor market to exceed $1.5 trillion by 2030, up from its prior $1 trillion forecast, driven by AI and high-performance computing demand. TSMC says global chip market to hit $1.5 trillion by 2030 as AI drives growth
• Positive Sentiment: The company is accelerating investment in 2nm chips, CoWoS packaging, and AI infrastructure, and says AI/HPC demand is supporting 2026 revenue growth above 30%, reinforcing its role as a core AI supply-chain winner. TSMC says global chip market to hit $1.5 trillion by 2030 as AI drives growth
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America reiterated a Buy rating after TSMC’s technology symposium, saying recent concerns are overdone, which supports the bullish case for the stock. Buy TSMC stock as ’recent concerns are overdone’: BofA
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC also filed reviewed Q1 2026 financials with the U.S. SEC, a routine disclosure that does not appear to be the main driver of trading. TSMC Files Q1 2026 Reviewed Financials with U.S. SEC
• Negative Sentiment: TSMC disclosed plans to sell a large stake in VIS, which may pressure sentiment because investors often dislike unexpected asset sales, even if the move is meant to sharpen focus on core foundry operations. TSMC plans to sell 152 million shares in chipmaker Vanguard
• Negative Sentiment: Some headline momentum may also be weighed by high-profile selling from investors such as ARK Invest, which sold TSMC shares near record highs after a strong run. ARK Invest Offloads TSMC (TSM) at Peak, Snaps Up Cerebras After Stellar Market Debut

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.