Curbstone Financial Management Corp Has $1.08 Million Stock Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Curbstone Financial Management Corp decreased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company by 16.7%, now holding 4,748 shares valued at approximately $1.08 million.
• The company reported a 40.1% year-over-year increase in revenue for the quarter, with earnings per share of $2.92, exceeding analysts' estimates.
• Taiwan Semiconductor recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.8348 per share, up from $0.65, reflecting a commitment to return value to shareholders.

Curbstone Financial Management Corp reduced its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 16.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,748 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 950 shares during the quarter. Curbstone Financial Management Corp's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $1,075,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 1,339,479 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $214,442,000 after acquiring an additional 11,693 shares during the period. Powers Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $240,000. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 10.1% in the 2nd quarter. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. now owns 236,503 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $53,566,000 after acquiring an additional 21,648 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 452.2% in the 1st 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. increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 66.1% in the 2nd 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 period. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 1.5%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $295.37 on Friday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $134.25 and a 1-year high of $311.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.53 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.28. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $262.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $221.64. 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 (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.33. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 43.72% and a return on equity of 36.06%. The firm had revenue of $32.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $951.89 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company 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 dividend of $0.8348 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 11th. 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 dividend yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's payout ratio is 29.65%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on TSM shares. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $270.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price 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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