Handelsbanken Fonder AB Trims Stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Handelsbanken Fonder AB reduced its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 28.4% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 389,578 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 154,822 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $186,051,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 66.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,215,353 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $976,821,000 after purchasing an additional 1,281,648 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter valued at $961,000. Meridian Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 27.9% during the fourth quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 65,974 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $20,049,000 after buying an additional 14,406 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 273.2% during the 1st quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 81,189 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,438,000 after buying an additional 59,435 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stiles Financial Services Inc grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 79.1% in the 4th quarter. Stiles Financial Services Inc now owns 4,355 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,323,000 after buying an additional 1,923 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $419.34 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.17 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.39. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52-week low of $223.70 and a 52-week high of $479.00. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $426.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $388.05.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 50.31% and a return on equity of 39.37%. The firm had revenue of $39.89 billion for the quarter. On average, analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 16.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total value of $13,966,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 2,495,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $174,237,371.95. This represents a 7.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Lipen Yuan bought 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $79.19 per share, for a total transaction of $79,190.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the vice president owned 5,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $395,950. The trade was a 25.00% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have purchased 18,312 shares of company stock valued at $1,347,058 in the last quarter. Insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on TSM. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Zacks Research raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $496.25.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: July revenue surged 44.7% year over year. TSMC reported approximately NT$467.58 billion ($14.5 billion) in July sales, up 5.6% from June. The result exceeded the company’s full-year growth outlook and reinforces expectations that demand for AI accelerators and advanced chips remains robust. World’s biggest chipmaker TSMC’s sales surge 45% amid buoyant AI demand
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft’s planned Maia 300 expansion could create substantial future demand. Reports indicate Microsoft is seeking significantly greater TSMC capacity for its next-generation in-house AI chips, potentially exceeding 300,000 units and eventually reaching more than one million. Packaging and component availability remain constraints, but the program highlights TSMC’s role as a key supplier to hyperscalers. Microsoft plans Maia 300 chip reveal in September
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC and Sony are planning a roughly $6.3 billion image-sensor venture in Japan. The project, expected to begin commercial production as early as 2029, could diversify TSMC’s growth beyond computing into smartphone, automotive, robotics and physical-AI applications. Sony, TSMC to spend $6.3 billion jointly make image sensors
• Positive Sentiment: Strong TSMC sales also lifted sentiment toward semiconductor-equipment suppliers, signaling potential increases in wafer-fabrication investment as the company expands advanced capacity. Chip equipment stocks rise after Taiwan Semiconductor revenue surges 45%
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple senior TSMC executives, including the CEO, COO and CFO, reported small open-market purchases. The buying may signal management confidence, but the transactions were modest relative to the company’s market capitalization.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors appear to have already priced in exceptional AI growth. Despite the record sales increase, TSM shares have struggled for direction, suggesting the strong report was largely anticipated. The stock also trades at a comparatively demanding valuation, increasing sensitivity to any slowdown.
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. lawmakers are urging tighter controls on advanced-chip shipments to Chinese customers. Additional compliance requirements or restrictions could limit some business opportunities and increase geopolitical risk for TSMC. Key Republican urges US to stop advanced chips reaching sanctioned Chinese firms

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.