Lion Street Advisors LLC Sells 1,202 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Lion Street Advisors LLC sold 1,202 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM), reducing its stake by 44.1% in the second quarter, leaving it with 1,522 shares valued at approximately $345,000.
• The company reported strong financial results with earnings per share of $2.47, beating estimates, and a 44.4% year-on-year revenue increase, amounting to $30.07 billion in the latest quarter.
• Taiwan Semiconductor is set to increase its quarterly dividend to $0.8348 per share, reflecting a positive change from its previous dividend and a 1.1% yield.

Lion Street Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 44.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,522 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 1,202 shares during the period. Lion Street Advisors LLC's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $345,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. 1248 Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Graybill Wealth Management LTD. bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Keener Financial Planning LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the first quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Hemington Wealth Management lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 78.2% during the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 253 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of TSM stock opened at $303.14 on Tuesday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52-week low of $134.25 and a 52-week high of $307.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.57 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $257.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $218.72. 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 released its earnings results 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 last year, the company earned $1.48 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 44.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.8348 per share. This represents a $3.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.65%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on TSM. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 31st. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $270.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $333.33.

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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