AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) by 24.8% during the 2nd quarter, bringing its total shares to 5,452.
• Wall Street analysts have upgraded their outlook on TSM, with multiple firms raising their price targets, resulting in an average consensus price target of $363.33.
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing declared a quarterly dividend of $0.8348, an increase from the previous $0.65, with an annualized yield of 1.1%.

AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 24.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,452 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,082 shares during the quarter. AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $1,235,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. 1248 Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Graybill Wealth Management LTD. purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Keener Financial Planning LLC purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the first quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Hemington Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 78.2% in the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 253 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, August 31st. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $270.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $363.33.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:TSM opened at $299.63 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.55 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a twelve month low of $134.25 and a twelve month high of $311.37. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $261.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $220.77.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.33. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 42.91% and a return on equity of 33.37%. The firm had revenue of $32.36 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $951.89 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.94 EPS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's revenue for the quarter was up 40.1% on a year-over-year basis. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 11th will be given a $0.8348 dividend. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's payout ratio is currently 29.65%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile

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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