SYM FINANCIAL Corp Takes $287,000 Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

SYM FINANCIAL Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 1,269 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $287,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,159,000 after buying an additional 1,892 shares during the last quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.6% in the first quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 2,510 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $396,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 47.3% in the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,275 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $378,000 after buying an additional 731 shares during the last quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 16.3% in the first quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC now owns 3,633 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $603,000 after buying an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sovran Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 94.7% in the first quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC now owns 6,988 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,060,000 after buying an additional 3,398 shares during the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TSM has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 18th. Itau BBA Securities initiated coverage on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Barclays boosted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $371.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 1.1%

NYSE TSM opened at $298.31 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.55 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.28. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $134.25 and a one year high of $311.37. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $268.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $228.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 2.15.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $32.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $951.89 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 43.72%.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s revenue for the quarter was up 40.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.94 EPS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 11th will be given a dividend of $0.8348 per share. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $3.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.97%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It provides a range of wafer fabrication processes, including processes to manufacture complementary metal- oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, bipolar CMOS mixed-signal, and others.