Franchise Capital Ltd Grows Stock Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Franchise Capital Ltd increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) by 26.7%, now holding 119,580 shares valued at approximately $27 million, making TSM their third largest position.
• Taiwan Semiconductor has shown strong financial performance with a 44.4% year-over-year revenue growth, reporting $30.07 billion in revenue and $2.47 earnings per share, exceeding estimates.
• The company is set to increase its quarterly dividend from $0.65 to $0.8348, with a dividend payout ratio of 29.99% and a yield of 1.1%, reinforcing its shareholder returns.

Franchise Capital Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 26.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 119,580 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 25,230 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up 14.1% of Franchise Capital Ltd's portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Franchise Capital Ltd's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $27,084,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of TSM. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,815 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $411,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Pflug Koory LLC grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 1,133 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $257,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Westmount Partners LLC grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Westmount Partners LLC now owns 2,126 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $481,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP grew its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP now owns 1,785 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $404,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Genesis Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,168 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $491,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of TSM stock opened at $302.36 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a twelve month low of $134.25 and a twelve month high of $307.30. The company has a market cap of $1.57 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.28. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $251.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $214.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.34. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 33.37% and a net margin of 42.91%.The business had revenue of $30.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.50 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.48 EPS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's revenue for the quarter was up 44.4% on a year-over-year basis. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be given a $0.8348 dividend. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio is 29.99%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TSM has been the topic of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Susquehanna increased their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Barclays increased their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $275.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Wall Street Zen raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, August 31st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and set a $270.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $286.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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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