Canoe Financial LP Sells 333,400 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Canoe Financial LP lessened its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 27.8% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 864,770 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 333,400 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up 4.0% of Canoe Financial LP’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Canoe Financial LP’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $292,249,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in TSM. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.6% during the first quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 97,360 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $32,903,000 after purchasing an additional 595 shares during the period. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 87.4% in the first quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 2,194 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $741,000 after purchasing an additional 1,023 shares during the last quarter. Lam Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the first quarter valued at about $34,000. Gunderson Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.4% in the first quarter. Gunderson Capital Management LLC now owns 35,528 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $12,007,000 after purchasing an additional 1,512 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 10.7% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 423,935 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $143,269,000 after buying an additional 40,806 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 0.0%

TSM stock opened at $432.49 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.49 and a quick ratio of 2.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.24 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.98, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.39. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $413.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $363.83. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $221.18 and a fifty-two week high of $476.79.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 36.81%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.35 earnings per share 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. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a $1.1136 dividend. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.12%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on TSM. Susquehanna lifted their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $500.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. 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 report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, June 17th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $449.38.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Aletheia Capital raised its price target on TSM and kept a Buy rating, citing expectations for continued advanced-node growth tied to the AI chip cycle. Aletheia Capital Raises Price Target on Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) on Advanced Node Growth Expectations
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and fund commentary continued to highlight TSM as a core AI infrastructure winner, pointing to strong earnings, pricing power, and its key role in the AI capex cycle. Strong Earnings Demonstrate Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited’s (TSM) Key Role in The AI-Capex Cycle
• Positive Sentiment: TSM was also featured in bullish articles calling it a leading long-term AI chip and infrastructure investment, reflecting continued investor enthusiasm for the stock’s fundamentals. Here’s Why Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) May Be the Smartest AI Infrastructure Buy Right Now
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC disclosed routine updates including heavy capex plans, a bond issuance, and a share capital reduction for May 2026, which appear more operational than market-moving on their own. TSMC Details Heavy Capex, Bond Issuance and Share Capital Reduction for May 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market commentary suggests some investors are questioning the crowded “all-in on AI” trade, which may be creating temporary pressure on large AI names like TSM despite solid fundamentals. A VC Says the ‘All Your Eggs in the AI Basket’ Trade Is Finally Cracking — Here’s Where the Money Goes Next
• Negative Sentiment: Articles comparing Intel and TSM discussed how big tech is diversifying away from Taiwan, which may have raised investor concerns about future supply-chain concentration risk for TSM. Big Tech’s Quiet Diversification Out of Taiwan Is the Ultimate Catalyst for Intel’s Turnaround

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total transaction of $13,966,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 2,495,165 shares in the company, valued at $174,237,371.95. This represents a 7.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Lipen Yuan bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $79.19 per share, for a total transaction of $79,190.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president directly owned 5,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $395,950. This trade represents a 25.00% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders acquired 4,496 shares of company stock worth $327,927 in the last quarter. 1.11% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.