Compound Global Advisors LLC Reduces Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Compound Global Advisors LLC significantly reduced its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) by 91.0% during the second quarter, now owning only 431 shares valued at approximately $98,000.
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing recently announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.8348 per share, with a dividend yield of 1.1%.
• The company reported strong earnings with a $2.92 EPS for the quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations and showing a 40.1% year-over-year revenue growth.

Compound Global Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 91.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 431 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 4,365 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises approximately 8.9% of Compound Global Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Compound Global Advisors LLC's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $98,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSM. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,159,000 after acquiring an additional 1,892 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.0% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,103 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,511,000 after purchasing an additional 594 shares during the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 30.0% in the 1st quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 3,229 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $536,000 after purchasing an additional 746 shares in the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 2,828 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $470,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clarius Group LLC grew its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 14.3% during the 1st quarter. Clarius Group LLC now owns 4,630 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $769,000 after purchasing an additional 579 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:TSM opened at $299.63 on Friday. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $261.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $220.77. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $1.55 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.17, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.28. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52-week low of $134.25 and a 52-week high of $311.37.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $32.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $951.89 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.94 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 40.1% on a year-over-year basis. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.8348 per share. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $3.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio is presently 29.65%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on TSM. Susquehanna lifted their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, August 31st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays lifted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Itau BBA Securities assumed coverage on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $363.33.

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.

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