Nordea Investment Management AB Sells 481,289 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Nordea Investment Management AB cut its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 48.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 515,058 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 481,289 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $143,078,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in TSM. Catalyst Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.8% in the third quarter. Catalyst Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,407 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $393,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 3,540 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $989,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the period. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. now owns 1,652 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $461,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.4% during the second quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,815 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $411,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. Finally, Pflug Koory LLC increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.9% during the second quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 1,133 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 0.3%

TSM stock opened at $330.86 on Wednesday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $134.25 and a 52 week high of $336.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a current ratio of 2.69. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $296.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $271.90. The company has a market capitalization of $1.71 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 EPS for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 43.72% and a return on equity of 34.34%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.9678 per share. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $3.87 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is currently 25.74%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TSM has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group set a $330.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Sunday, December 7th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $355.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and news outlets expect a blockbuster Q4 driven by AI server-chip demand; consensus calls for record revenue and a sizable jump in profit, supporting near-term upside into the print. TSMC Q4 profit poised to soar 27% as AI demand drives growth
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile bullish commentary (including Jim Cramer) is reinforcing expectations for a “monster” quarter, which can support momentum and short-term positioning ahead of earnings. Jim Cramer on Taiwan Semi: “It Should Be a Monster Quarter, But I Think Everyone Knows That”
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that TSMC could dramatically expand U.S. manufacturing (potentially a dozen Arizona plants as part of a trade/tariff deal) reduce geopolitical risk and position TSMC to capture more U.S. data-center spending long-term. That news has lifted sentiment even as it implies heavy capex. TSMC Plans U.S. Expansion in Proposed Taiwan Tariff-Relief Deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street analysts are updating price targets and expectations ahead of earnings — this increases volatility as revisions can push the stock either way depending on the print. Top Wall Street Forecasters Revamp Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Expectations Ahead Of Q4 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces and investor guides highlight TSMC as a core AI-hardware play and recommend positioning ahead of earnings, which sustains interest but also concentrates positioning risk into the report. Small Names, Big Impact: The Stocks Behind NVIDIA’s Rubin (TSM)
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation commentators warn TSMC’s premium multiple implies future gains may be more gradual — investors may be trimming positions ahead of earnings to lock profits. Revenue Keeps Growing at Taiwan Semi. Should You Load Up on TSM Stock for 2026?
• Negative Sentiment: Rising capital intensity and competitors’ big investments (e.g., SK Hynix memory spending) raise margin and cycle-risk concerns; large planned U.S. capex improves security but pressures near-term cash flow and margins. SK Hynix Bets $13 Billion To Lock In AI Memory Dominance

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.