Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Purchases Shares of 5,467 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 5,467 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $908,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,159,000 after acquiring an additional 1,892 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 17,697 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,495,000 after buying an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter valued at $1,494,000. Cantor Fitzgerald L. P. purchased a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter valued at $215,000. Finally, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 345.5% during the 4th quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP now owns 25,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,991,000 after buying an additional 19,598 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:TSM traded up $3.07 on Wednesday, hitting $231.46. 7,181,856 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,984,861. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $134.25 and a one year high of $248.28. The company's 50 day moving average price is $235.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $200.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.20 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.39, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a current ratio of 2.37.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.34. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 42.91% and a return on equity of 33.37%. The firm had revenue of $30.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.50 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.48 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 44.4% on a year-over-year basis. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.8348 per share. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 11th. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.16%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on TSM. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $240.00 target price (up from $215.00) on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $270.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $258.33.

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.