Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management Raises Stock Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company by 85.9%, owning 2,798 shares valued at $465,000 after acquiring additional shares in Q1.
• Several hedge funds also raised their positions in Taiwan Semiconductor, with Itau Unibanco increasing its stake by 29.1% and Joho Capital purchasing a new position worth approximately $27.9 million.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.8348 from the previous $0.65, resulting in a yield of 1.4%, which will be paid on January 8th to shareholders of record on December 11th.

Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 85.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,798 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,293 shares during the quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $465,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 29.1% during the first quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 319,795 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $53,086,000 after buying an additional 72,117 shares during the period. Joho Capital LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 1st quarter worth about $27,888,000. LTS One Management LP grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 9.8% during the 1st quarter. LTS One Management LP now owns 129,000 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $21,414,000 after acquiring an additional 11,500 shares in the last quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ now owns 137,530 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $22,830,000 after purchasing an additional 2,869 shares during the period. Finally, MYDA Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 1st quarter valued at about $5,810,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

NYSE TSM opened at $238.42 on Friday. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $234.47 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $199.68. 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 Company Ltd. has a 12-month low of $134.25 and a 12-month high of $248.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.24 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.19.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $30.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.48 earnings per share. The business'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. 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be issued a $0.8348 dividend. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio is presently 28.16%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on TSM. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 23rd. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $240.00 price objective (up from $215.00) on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $270.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $258.33.

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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