Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Stock Holdings Trimmed by Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 22.3% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 5,144 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,474 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $2,457,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of TSM. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 18,146,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,514,662,000 after purchasing an additional 313,773 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.1% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 17,464,962 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,307,428,000 after buying an additional 1,750,824 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 15,902,819 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,832,708,000 after buying an additional 966,926 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.4% during 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 during the period. Finally, Coatue Management LLC increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Coatue Management LLC now owns 8,629,524 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,622,426,000 after buying an additional 556,988 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Record July revenue reinforced the AI growth story. TSMC reported July sales of approximately NT$467.58 billion, up 44.7% year over year and 5.6% from June. Management expects 2026 revenue growth slightly above 40% in U.S. dollar terms, indicating continued strength in AI accelerators, high-performance computing and advanced-node production. Taiwan Semiconductor’s July Revenue Rose 45%
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC and Sony launched a $4.69 billion Japanese joint venture. Sony will control Advanced Vision Semiconductor Manufacturing, while TSMC will invest approximately $1.8 billion. The venture will develop and manufacture next-generation smartphone image sensors, with volume production targeted for 2029. The project expands TSMC’s geographic footprint and diversifies its exposure beyond AI and computing. TSMC Stock Rises as Sony Venture Launches
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive. Bernstein raised its TSMC price target to $554 from $430 and maintained an “outperform” rating, citing a potentially significant CPU opportunity as agentic AI expands. Other analysts have also raised targets, contributing to a broadly positive consensus view. Central Processing Units Could Be New Growth Driver for TSMC
• Neutral Sentiment: Capital spending is rising alongside demand. TSMC increased its 2026 capital-spending guidance to $60 billion-$64 billion to expand advanced capacity. The investment supports long-term growth but could pressure near-term free cash flow if AI demand or customer returns weaken.
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC declared a quarterly dividend of $1.0854 per share, payable January 7, 2027, representing an annualized yield of approximately 1%. CEO Che-Chia Wei also made a modest open-market purchase, a potentially positive confidence signal but not a major financial catalyst.
• Negative Sentiment: Execution and geopolitical risks temper the outlook. Analysts have warned of uncertainty around whether heavy AI investments will generate sufficient returns in 2028-2029. Potential U.S. restrictions on advanced-chip shipments to China could further limit sales opportunities, while TSMC’s valuation leaves the stock vulnerable to any slowdown in AI spending.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TSM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Barclays upped their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $524.25.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 1.7%

NYSE TSM opened at $429.03 on Thursday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $223.70 and a 12 month high of $479.00. The company has a market capitalization of $2.23 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.95, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.38. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $426.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $389.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 2.25.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.28 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $39.89 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 50.31% and a return on equity of 39.37%. Equities research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 16.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 10th will be paid a dividend of $1.0854 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 10th. This represents a $4.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.43%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 21st. The shares were bought at an average cost of $74.39 per share, with a total value of $223,170.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 4,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $297,560. This trade represents a 300.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Lipen Yuan bought 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 22nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $79.19 per share, with a total value of $79,190.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president owned 5,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $395,950. The trade was a 25.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have acquired 18,312 shares of company stock valued at $1,347,058. Insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

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.