Brian Low Financial Group LLC Makes New $479,000 Investment in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Brian Low Financial Group LLC invested approximately $479,000 in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company by acquiring 2,114 shares in the second quarter.
• Taiwan Semiconductor reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $2.92 for the quarter, exceeding expectations, with revenues of $32.36 billion—up 40.1% from the previous year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend increase from $0.65 to $0.8348 per share, with a 1.1% yield and a payout ratio of 26.97%.

Brian Low Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 2,114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $479,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of TSM. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 122.2% in the second quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management now owns 27,352 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $6,195,000 after acquiring an additional 15,041 shares in the last quarter. Hartford Financial Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Hartford Financial Management Inc. now owns 12,284 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,782,000 after purchasing an additional 397 shares in the last quarter. BIP Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter valued at about $227,000. City State Bank lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.4% in the second quarter. City State Bank now owns 7,380 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,671,000 after purchasing an additional 756 shares during the period. Finally, SSA Swiss Advisors AG boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 40.4% during the second quarter. SSA Swiss Advisors AG now owns 20,500 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $4,885,000 after buying an additional 5,895 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $295.22 on Friday. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $267.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $226.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a current ratio of 2.37. The firm has a market cap of $1.53 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.28. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $134.25 and a 1 year high of $311.37.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last released its 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 return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 43.72%.The firm had revenue of $32.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $951.89 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.94 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 40.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.8348 per share. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. This represents a $3.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's payout ratio is 26.97%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Itau BBA Securities started coverage on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, October 18th. 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 note on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price target 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. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $371.67.

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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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