Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Sold by Summitry LLC

Summitry LLC decreased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 3.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 565,581 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 22,770 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for about 7.2% of Summitry LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Summitry LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $171,875,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 18,146,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,514,662,000 after buying an additional 313,773 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 14,935,893 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,171,445,000 after buying an additional 130,173 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.4% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 13,394,299 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,070,393,000 after buying an additional 802,757 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 10,687,037 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,984,783,000 after buying an additional 229,237 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 10,090,519 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,757,033,000 after buying an additional 31,860 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 2,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $69.91 per share, with a total value of $139,820.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president directly owned 11,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $772,575.41. The trade was a 22.10% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total transaction of $13,966,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 2,495,165 shares in the company, valued at $174,237,371.95. The trade was a 7.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 3,346 shares of company stock valued at $218,005. 1.11% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

TSM stock opened at $404.24 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $371.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $339.28. The stock has a market cap of $2.09 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.39. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $190.03 and a 1 year high of $421.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.49 and a quick ratio of 2.32.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 36.81%. Research analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a dividend of $1.1136 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 24.71%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on TSM shares. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Zacks Research cut shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $404.29.

Key Headlines Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC remains a central beneficiary of the AI chip boom, with analysts and commentators continuing to describe it as a “trustworthy AI compounder” and a likely winner in the GPU and ASIC buildout. TSM Stock’s Upward Momentum Validates Top Analyst’s ‘Most Trustworthy AI Compounder’ Call
• Positive Sentiment: Strong investor interest in TSMC and broader semiconductor ETFs suggests continued confidence in the company’s long-term growth outlook and AI exposure. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
• Positive Sentiment: Some market commentary says Nvidia’s ongoing need for more GPUs highlights TSMC’s importance as a key manufacturing bottleneck, underscoring how critical TSMC is to the AI supply chain. EXCLUSIVE: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Is Flying To Taiwan Nearly Every Month Asking For More GPUs – The Answer Remains Not Yet
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage comparing TSMC with ASML and other semiconductor leaders keeps TSM in the spotlight, but it mainly reinforces its status as a top-tier AI infrastructure play rather than changing the near-term outlook. ASML vs TSMC Stock: Which Semiconductor Giant Is the Smarter AI Investment in 2025?
• Negative Sentiment: Huawei said it has made a chipmaking breakthrough and plans to narrow the gap with TSMC using new manufacturing methods, raising concerns that U.S. sanctions may have accelerated China’s domestic semiconductor push. Huawei Says It Has A Chipmaking Breakthrough. Did US Sanctions Backfire?
• Negative Sentiment: Huawei’s claim that it could start producing advanced 1.4-nanometer chips by 2031 adds a long-term competitive overhang for TSMC, even if the technology gap remains significant today. Huawei touts chip breakthrough to shorten gap with TSMC

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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.