Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Sold by Generation Investment Management LLP

Generation Investment Management LLP decreased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 18.2% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 242,970 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 54,118 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up approximately 0.4% of Generation Investment Management LLP’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding. Generation Investment Management LLP’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $67,859,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 17.6% in the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 5,499 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,536,000 after purchasing an additional 822 shares during the period. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the third quarter valued at approximately $2,655,000. Trajan Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 13.8% in the third quarter. Trajan Wealth LLC now owns 301,546 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $84,219,000 after acquiring an additional 36,471 shares during the period. Verus Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 9.8% during the third quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 7,087 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,979,000 after acquiring an additional 630 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Money Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 10.4% in the 3rd quarter. American Money Management LLC now owns 2,147 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $600,000 after acquiring an additional 202 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE TSM opened at $369.97 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.47, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.92 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.74, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.31. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52-week low of $134.25 and a 52-week high of $380.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $329.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $294.52.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $32.50 billion for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.18% and a net margin of 45.13%. Equities research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The firm 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.64%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. TD Cowen raised their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. DA Davidson upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, UBS Group set a $330.00 price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Sunday, December 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $391.43.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Huge institutional vote of confidence — Point72 disclosed roughly $870M of new TSM exposure, signaling large‑scale buy interest from an active hedge fund and supporting near‑term demand for the shares. Billionaire fund manager drops $2.8 billion on Big Tech stocks
• Positive Sentiment: AI demand thesis remains intact — multiple analysts and trade pieces (Zacks, Yahoo) list TSMC among AI leaders that are outpacing peers as data‑center orders and margin recovery drive revenue and earnings upside. This underpins long‑term revenue visibility. 3 AI Stocks Outpacing NVIDIA in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Structural supply‑chain importance — MarketBeat/Market articles emphasize TSMC as the linchpin of the nanotech/lithography stack (ASML, Applied Materials, Entegris), reinforcing TSMC’s pricing power and capex moat as AI workloads expand. The Supply Chain Quietly Powering the AI Boom—And 4 Ways to Play It
• Positive Sentiment: Options and technical flows point to continued upside — options‑market analysis and commentaries suggest bulls remain willing to pay for upside, helping limit downside even amid valuation debates. Taiwan Semi Stock Is Soaring Above AI Bubble Fears
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall‑Street analyst ratings mixed in usefulness — coverage pieces note analysts are broadly bullish on TSMC, but warn average broker ratings can be overstated; useful for sentiment but not definitive for timing. Is It Worth Investing in TSMC (TSM) Based on Wall Street’s Bullish Views?
• Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia results and the chip cycle still matter — upcoming NVDA earnings and broader data‑center demand prints could swing sentiment for TSMC either way; they’re catalysts but not company‑specific news. Dow Jones Futures Fall After Trump Hikes Global Tariff To 15%
• Negative Sentiment: Trade/tariff shock creates near‑term downside risk — headlines of a 15% global tariff increase are weighing on broad markets and could pressure semiconductor demand, capex plans or supply‑chain costs if implemented, creating an overhang on TSMC despite its fundamentals. How Will Dow Jones Futures Open After Trump Hikes Global Tariff To 15%?

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.