Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Stock Holdings Lessened by Zions Bancorporation National Association UT

Zions Bancorporation National Association UT reduced its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 13.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 32,208 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 4,993 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up 0.5% of Zions Bancorporation National Association UT’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest position. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $9,788,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of TSM. Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter worth about $495,163,000. SurgoCap Partners LP bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 3rd quarter worth about $360,443,000. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 66.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,215,353 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $976,821,000 after buying an additional 1,281,648 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 94.3% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 2,264,367 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $688,118,000 after buying an additional 1,098,727 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 3rd quarter worth about $232,924,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on TSM shares. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 22nd. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research 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 research report on Monday, March 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $404.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 4.5%

Shares of NYSE:TSM opened at $408.51 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $2.12 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.38. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $393.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $351.18. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $206.20 and a fifty-two week high of $450.16. The company has a quick ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 2.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. 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 46.97% and a return on equity of 36.81%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.29 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, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.1136 per share. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is 25.04%.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group Bank raised its earnings forecasts for TSMC, lifting FY2026 EPS to $15.76 and FY2027 EPS to $19.78, signaling confidence in the company’s growth trajectory. TSM Analyst Estimate Update
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s May revenue rose 30.1% year over year to NT$416.98 billion, reinforcing demand strength tied to AI and advanced chip production. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Che-Chia Wei bought 150 shares in an open-market transaction, a modest insider-buy signal that can be viewed as a vote of confidence. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary across the sector notes that TSMC remains a central AI supply-chain winner, but investor attention is also shifting to valuation after a strong run. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Taiwan is considering stricter export controls on advanced AI chips to China, which could limit some of TSMC’s future sales opportunities and increase regulatory risk. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. Republicans are also pushing for stricter patent and trade enforcement involving TSMC and Chinese-linked chip flows, adding to geopolitical and policy overhangs. Article Title

Insider Activity

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $174,237,371.95. This trade represents a 7.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $69.91 per share, for a total transaction of $139,820.00. Following the purchase, the vice president owned 11,051 shares in the company, valued at $772,575.41. This trade represents a 22.10% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have acquired 3,496 shares of company stock worth $229,407. 1.11% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.