1,629,416 Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Purchased by Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd

Key Points

• Life Cycle Investment Partners disclosed a new fourth-quarter stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, buying 1,629,416 shares valued at about $495.2 million. The holding now represents roughly 3.5% of the firm’s portfolio and its seventh-largest position.
• Insider activity was mixed: VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares, while VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 2,000 shares. Overall, insiders own about 1.11% of the company, and net insider buying in the last quarter was modest.
• Analysts remain broadly positive on TSM, with an average Buy rating and a price target of $404.29. The company also boosted its quarterly dividend to $1.1136 per share, up from $0.95, while recent headlines point to strong AI-related demand and major customers ramping production on TSMC’s advanced nodes.

Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 1,629,416 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $495,163,000. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for approximately 3.5% of Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of TSM. Shannon River Fund Management LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter worth approximately $2,430,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 9.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 101,876 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $28,470,000 after acquiring an additional 8,738 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 28.6% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 37,216 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $10,394,000 after acquiring an additional 8,284 shares during the last quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 27.9% during the fourth quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 65,974 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $20,049,000 after acquiring an additional 14,406 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 125.3% during the third quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 5,216 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,457,000 after acquiring an additional 2,901 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total transaction of $13,966,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien acquired 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $69.91 per share, with a total value of $139,820.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 11,051 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $772,575.41. This represents a 22.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders bought 3,346 shares of company stock valued at $218,005. 1.11% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on TSM shares. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. 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. Finally, 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. Two 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $404.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 0.7%

NYSE TSM opened at $404.24 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.49, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. 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 50 day moving average of $370.58 and a 200-day moving average of $338.26. The company has a market cap of $2.09 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.63, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.39.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 36.81%. The company had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. On average, equities research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a $1.1136 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.71%.

Trending Headlines about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: AMD said it is ramping production of its next-generation EPYC “Venice” processors on TSMC’s 2nm process, highlighting that TSMC’s most advanced manufacturing node is already winning major AI/HPC customers. AMD Announces Production Ramp of Next-Generation AMD EPYC Processor “Venice” on TSMC 2nm Process Technology
• Positive Sentiment: AMD’s CEO also said the company is asking partners to ramp production due to strong AI demand, which suggests continued strength for TSMC as a critical manufacturing partner. AMD asking partners to ramp up production, CEO says
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC raised its 2030 global semiconductor market forecast to more than $1.5 trillion, signaling a bigger long-term demand runway for chip production. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. Raises 2030 Global Semiconductor Market Forecast to Over USD1.5 Trillion
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia’s strong AI results and upbeat outlook helped lift sentiment across Asian chipmakers, reinforcing investor confidence in TSMC’s AI supply-chain role. Nvidia's AI Outlook Sends Asian Chipmakers Up 5.5%
• Neutral Sentiment: Taiwan’s central bank is considering limits on how often foreign investors can switch currencies for TSMC dividend payments, a policy issue that could affect some shareholders but is unlikely to change the business outlook directly. Taiwan may limit currency switching for TSMC dollar dividends to once a year, sources say
• Neutral Sentiment: Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit said it will not appeal a trade-secrets ruling tied to TSMC, which lowers legal uncertainty but appears limited in direct financial impact. Tokyo Electron's Taiwan unit says it will not appeal ruling in TSMC trade secrets case
• Negative Sentiment: Articles focused on slowing TSM growth and a potential bottleneck to Nvidia’s expansion underscore investor concern that TSMC’s infrastructure capacity may eventually constrain AI-chip demand growth. IDVO's $445 Million Income Play Faces a Critical Test When TSM Growth Slows

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.

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.