Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM is LGT Capital Partners LTD.’s 4th Largest Position

LGT Capital Partners LTD. trimmed its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 14.6% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 390,027 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 66,785 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for approximately 5.3% of LGT Capital Partners LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. LGT Capital Partners LTD.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $108,931,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.6% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 15,759,419 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,401,448,000 after buying an additional 541,047 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in 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 worth $3,353,348,000 after acquiring an additional 115,158 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $3,516,692,000 after acquiring an additional 544,750 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.3% during the third quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 10,090,519 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,757,033,000 after purchasing an additional 31,860 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional buying: Point72 reportedly added a big stake, taking roughly $870M in TSM, which can lift demand for shares and signal confidence from a major hedge fund. Billionaire fund manager drops $2.8 billion on Big Tech stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Longer‑term structural bull case: MarketBeat’s piece on the nanotech/AI supply chain highlights TSMC as the factory backbone for advanced AI chips and notes U.S. capacity expansion (Arizona), reinforcing durable demand for TSM’s advanced nodes. The Supply Chain Quietly Powering the AI Boom—And 4 Ways to Play It
• Positive Sentiment: Sector momentum and analyst attention: Zacks and other outlets list TSM among AI leaders outpacing peers as data‑center demand and tight capacity support revenue and margin upside — a near‑term technical/earnings tailwind. 3 AI Stocks Outpacing NVIDIA in 2026 – With More Upside Ahead
• Positive Sentiment: Retail/investor buy lists: Several Fool.com pieces include TSMC in recommended multi‑stock retirement or growth portfolios, which can draw longer‑term retail inflows. Want $1 Million in Retirement? Invest $100,000 in These 3 Stocks and Wait a Decade
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation debate: Several articles ask whether TSMC’s price is justified after a ~95% one‑year rally, outlining scenarios where expectations are already priced in — this fuels both profit‑taking and cautious new buying. Is It Too Late To Consider Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) After 95% One Year Rally?
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/trade risk: Reports that global tariffs were raised to 15% have rattled markets and could complicate cross‑border supply chains and equipment sourcing for chipmakers, representing a potential near‑term headwind for TSM. Dow Jones Futures Fall After Trump Hikes Global Tariff To 15%

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on TSM shares. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, January 5th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. TD Cowen upped their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Wall Street Zen raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 17th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 0.2%

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. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $134.25 and a 52 week high of $380.00. The stock has a market cap of $1.92 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.74, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.31. The business has a 50 day moving average of $329.67 and a 200-day moving average of $294.52.

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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given 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 (DPR) is 28.64%.

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.