Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Stake Lowered by Capital International Sarl

Capital International Sarl trimmed its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 154,235 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 3,433 shares during the quarter. Capital International Sarl’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $43,076,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TSM. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 17,833,127 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,980,614,000 after purchasing an additional 168,171 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 15,759,419 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,401,448,000 after buying an additional 541,047 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 14,805,720 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,353,348,000 after buying an additional 115,158 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.5% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 12,591,542 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,516,692,000 after buying an additional 544,750 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 18.0% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 10,457,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,368,587,000 after acquiring an additional 1,593,786 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on TSM shares. DA Davidson raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Argus raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, January 2nd. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $391.43.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: February revenue showed strong year‑over‑year growth (reports cite roughly +22% YoY / NT$317.66B), signaling continued demand momentum into Q1 and supporting revenue and EPS outlooks. TSMC Posts Double-Digit February Revenue Growth Year-on-Year Despite Monthly Drop
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators emphasize that AI infrastructure spending is a primary growth driver for TSMC’s advanced-node capacity and pricing power — a structural tailwind for wafer sales and margins. Wall Street Breakfast Podcast: AI Spending Drives TSMC
• Positive Sentiment: Broker and media coverage (Zacks, The Motley Fool) is highlighting TSMC as a direct play on AI-driven chip demand and placing it among top semiconductor ideas — this can support investor sentiment and multiple expansion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) Is a Trending Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary for retail investors points out TSMC’s role in passive portfolios (ISAs, SIPPs) as exposure to the AI boom — useful context but not a direct catalyst. What TSMC’s 30% sales surge means for your ISA, SIPP and pension
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical tensions (Iran/Middle East) and rising oil prices are creating supply‑chain risk perceptions across the chip sector; market jitters around fab supply or logistics can pressure shares despite strong demand. Nvidia Stock Is Threatened by War in Iran. Chip Stocks Are Still Rallying Today.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that NVIDIA paused China‑bound H200 production could change near‑term demand patterns and regulatory dynamics for high‑end AI chips — potential timing/volume shifts for TSMC’s foundry orders. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Halts China-bound H200 Output, Reuters Reports

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $348.51 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.62, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $344.00 and a 200-day simple moving average of $303.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.81 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.72, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.29. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $134.25 and a 1-year high of $390.20.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 34.89%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share 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. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a $0.9503 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is presently 23.57%.

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.