Erste Asset Management GmbH Cuts Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Erste Asset Management GmbH trimmed its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 20.6% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 173,418 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 44,859 shares during the period. Erste Asset Management GmbH’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $47,302,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in TSM. Westfuller Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.2% during the third quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 1,551 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $434,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,291 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $640,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.5% during the third quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $140,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. New Millennium Group LLC boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. New Millennium Group LLC now owns 1,248 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $349,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 2,008 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $561,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong quarterly results — TSMC reported $3.11 EPS and $30.65B revenue with a 45% net margin and 36% ROE, reinforcing its cash-generative operating profile. Earnings Release
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend increase and upbeat guidance — management boosted the annual dividend ~28% (TWD 18 → TWD 23) and guided to strong revenue growth (cited ~38% for Q1), which supports income and growth narratives. Dividend & Guidance Article
• Positive Sentiment: Longer-term AI upside — analyst coverage highlights TSMC’s dominance in AI chip manufacturing and forecasts AI-related wafer/service revenue growing at a high CAGR (reported as ~60% through 2029), supporting multi‑year demand. AI Growth Article
• Positive Sentiment: Demand tailwinds from Nvidia & the AI cycle — coverage notes Nvidia’s AI surge has lifted chip demand and investor enthusiasm for foundries, helping TSMC reach new market-cap milestones. Nvidia/Tailwind Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Inclusion in international ETFs and buy-side interest — TSMC features in large ex‑US ETFs (eg. VEU) and has an average “Buy” consensus from brokerages, which supports sustained institutional demand but also ties performance to international flows. VEU/ETF Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst lists and momentum coverage — TSMC is frequently cited among stocks near 52‑week highs with further upside potential, keeping it on investors’ watchlists but also highlighting valuation scrutiny. Zacks Momentum Article
• Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking after a strong run — TSMC has recently hit 52‑week highs and some of today’s pullback looks like short‑term profit‑taking and rebalancing by funds that locked gains. 52‑Week High Article
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical and market‑rotation risks — commentators note rising geopolitical concerns and a broader rotation away from U.S. tech that could increase perceived execution or supply‑chain risk for Taiwan‑based exporters. Geopolitical Risk Article

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on TSM. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, December 29th. DA Davidson upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Freedom Capital raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of TSM opened at $376.93 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a current ratio of 2.69. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a twelve month low of $134.25 and a twelve month high of $390.20. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $335.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $296.74. The firm has a market cap of $1.95 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.39, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.31.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 36.18%. As a group, research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.9503 per share. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 23.57%.

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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.