Valeo Financial Advisors LLC Sells 3,390 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Valeo Financial Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 9.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 31,727 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 3,390 shares during the quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $15,152,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in TSM. Twin City Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.3% in the first quarter. Twin City Private Wealth LLC now owns 7,315 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,479,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. now owns 752 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $359,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. OFS Enterprise LLC increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. OFS Enterprise LLC now owns 653 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $312,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Financial Life Planners now owns 786 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $266,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corus Family Wealth Advisors raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.1% in the first quarter. Corus Family Wealth Advisors now owns 2,401 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $811,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Lipen Yuan bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 22nd. The stock was bought at an average price of $79.19 per share, for a total transaction of $79,190.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 5,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $395,950. The trade was a 25.00% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Shyue-Shyh Lin bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 21st. The shares were acquired at an average price of $74.13 per share, with a total value of $74,130.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 30,269 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,243,840.97. The trade was a 3.42% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders acquired 16,697 shares of company stock valued at $1,228,663. Company insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC raised its 2026 outlook as AI-related demand accelerated, reinforcing expectations for stronger revenue and earnings growth. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Raised Its 2026 Outlook as AI Demand Accelerated
• Positive Sentiment: A roughly $64 billion capital-spending plan signals that TSMC expects sustained demand for leading-edge chips; reports that capacity remains insufficient could support pricing power and long-term growth. TSMC’s $64 Billion Investment Signals Mega-Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Investment commentary describes TSMC as a critical bottleneck in the AI-chip supply chain, highlighting its strategic importance to chip designers and cloud companies. Could Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Be the Most Critical Bottleneck in the AI Chip Boom?
• Positive Sentiment: Industry reports continue to point to semiconductor-sales growth driven by AI optimism, placing TSM among the companies positioned to benefit from the trend. Semiconductor Sales Continue to Grow on AI Optimism
• Positive Sentiment: ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood reportedly invested $28.7 million in TSMC, providing a notable vote of confidence from a high-profile technology investor. Cathie Wood Invests in TSMC
• Positive Sentiment: Recent analysis argues that TSMC’s latest results and scale leave Intel facing a widening competitive gap, easing concerns about near-term foundry competition. How Will Intel Really Be Able to Beat TSMC in the Next Year?
• Neutral Sentiment: First Eagle Investment Management trimmed 156,540 TSMC shares, indicating that at least one institutional investor is taking profits or rebalancing, though the transaction does not establish a broader selling trend. First Eagle Trims Shares of TSMC
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market enthusiasm and heavy ETF inflows are supporting semiconductor valuations, but the same flows could increase volatility if investor sentiment reverses. ETF Inflows and Market Risk

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $419.94 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.46, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $223.70 and a 1 year high of $479.00. The company has a market cap of $2.18 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.30, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.38. The company’s 50-day moving average is $427.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $387.09.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.28 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $39.89 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 50.31% and a return on equity of 39.37%. Equities analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 16.44 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is 21.43%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $496.25.

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.