Sigma Planning Corp Increases Stock Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Sigma Planning Corp increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 33.0% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 19,266 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,775 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $4,364,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,159,000 after acquiring an additional 1,892 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 13.4% during the 1st quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 8,437 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,400,000 after acquiring an additional 995 shares during the period. Strategic Blueprint LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 38.7% during the 1st quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 3,166 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $526,000 after acquiring an additional 884 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.6% during the 1st quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,226 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $701,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares during the period. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 24.1% during the 1st quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 19,152 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,179,000 after acquiring an additional 3,724 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $304.73 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a twelve month low of $134.25 and a twelve month high of $311.37. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $275.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $234.34. The firm has a market cap of $1.58 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.28.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.33. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 43.72%.The firm had revenue of $32.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $951.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.94 EPS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s revenue for the quarter was up 40.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts predict 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 paid a $0.8348 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.97%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on TSM shares. Susquehanna lifted their price target 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. Wall Street Zen cut Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Barclays boosted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $360.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, October 17th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $371.67.

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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.