Elyxium Wealth LLC trimmed its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 44.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,516 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 1,977 shares during the period. Elyxium Wealth LLC's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $497,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of TSM. Accel Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Accel Wealth Management now owns 2,037 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $402,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Elmwood Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Elmwood Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,405 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. WP Advisors LLC grew its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. WP Advisors LLC now owns 4,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $843,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Heritage Wealth Advisors increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.0% in the fourth quarter. Heritage Wealth Advisors now owns 300 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gilman Hill Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Gilman Hill Asset Management LLC now owns 1,614 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $319,000 after buying an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 0.8 %
NYSE:TSM traded up $1.43 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $176.65. 11,563,400 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,868,998. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 2.30 and a current ratio of 2.57. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has a twelve month low of $133.57 and a twelve month high of $226.40. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $165.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $187.57. The firm has a market cap of $916.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.09, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.21.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.09. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 40.51% and a return on equity of 30.47%. The firm had revenue of $25.82 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $834.10 billion. On average, research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 12th will be given a dividend of $0.6855 per share. This represents a $2.74 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.55%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 12th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.76%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Susquehanna restated a "positive" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Barclays reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $212.00.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It provides a range of wafer fabrication processes, including processes to manufacture complementary metal- oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, bipolar CMOS mixed-signal, and others.
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