B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management Has $6.20 Million Stock Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• B & T Capital Management increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. by 122.2%, holding 27,352 shares valued at approximately $6.20 million.
• The company reported a 40.1% year-over-year revenue increase to $32.36 billion and an EPS of $2.92, exceeding analyst expectations.
• Taiwan Semiconductor has announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.8348, which will be paid in January, reflecting a boost from its previous dividend of $0.65.

B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 122.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 27,352 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 15,041 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises 1.1% of B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management's portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $6,195,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.9% in the first quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 1,339,479 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $214,442,000 after purchasing an additional 11,693 shares in the last quarter. Powers Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter valued at $240,000. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 10.1% during the second quarter. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. now owns 236,503 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $53,566,000 after acquiring an additional 21,648 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 452.2% during the first quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 47,425 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $7,873,000 after acquiring an additional 38,837 shares during the period. Finally, RFG Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 66.1% in the second quarter. RFG Holdings Inc. now owns 3,898 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $883,000 after acquiring an additional 1,551 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $295.22 on Friday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a twelve month low of $134.25 and a twelve month high of $311.37. The stock has a market cap of $1.53 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.28, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a quick ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company's fifty day moving average is $267.36 and its 200-day moving average is $226.51.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.33. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 43.72%.The business had revenue of $32.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $951.89 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.94 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 40.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's payout ratio is presently 26.97%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on TSM. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Friday. 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 report on Friday, October 10th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, October 18th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their target price 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, October 16th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $371.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 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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