Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. Trims Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 73.1% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 259,125 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 702,567 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for about 1.2% of Capital Group Private Client Services Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $72,371,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Westfuller Advisors LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.2% during the third quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 1,551 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $434,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,291 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $640,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $140,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. New Millennium Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. New Millennium Group LLC now owns 1,248 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $349,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 2,008 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $561,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC fast‑tracked a new AI “mega factory” after receiving environmental approval, signaling accelerated capital investment to expand advanced node capacity for data‑center AI chips — a clear long‑term revenue and market‑share catalyst. TSMC Fast Tracks AI Mega Factory As Valuation And Targets Diverge
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights TSMC’s leadership in the Info Tech sector as AI chip demand drives outsized earnings for mega‑caps, underlining why investors view TSMC as a core AI‑infrastructure play. The Zacks Analyst Blog Taiwan and Interactive Brokers
• Positive Sentiment: Investor‑advice outlets (The Motley Fool) continue to list TSMC as a top way to play the AI infrastructure boom, reinforcing retail and institutional interest in the shares. 2 Monster Stocks to Hold for the Next 2 Years
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks notes TSMC is a “trending” stock among its readers — increased attention can raise volume and momentum but is not a direct earnings catalyst. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) Is a Trending Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Escalation in the Iran conflict has raised worries about the global semiconductor supply chain and higher oil prices, creating short‑term risk aversion across chip names and adding volatility to TSMC’s trading. Nvidia Stock Is Threatened by War in Iran. Chip Stocks Are Still Rallying Today.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Nvidia halted China‑bound H200 production introduce demand uncertainty for certain advanced AI chips and could temper near‑term wafer demand or reorder timing that affects TSMC’s near‑term revenue mix. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Halts China-bound H200 Output, Reuters Reports

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of NYSE:TSM opened at $348.51 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-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 P/E 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. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a current ratio of 2.62.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter. The firm 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%. Equities analysts forecast 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 given a $0.9503 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.57%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TSM has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, January 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 17th. Zacks Research raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $391.43.

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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.