Mackenzie Financial Corp lessened its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 17.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 56,947 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 11,788 shares during the quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $9,453,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. FMR LLC raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 58,547,257 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $11,562,498,000 after buying an additional 2,572,488 shares during the period. Sanders Capital LLC increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Sanders Capital LLC now owns 41,877,457 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $8,270,379,000 after purchasing an additional 231,310 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 35,602,400 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $7,031,632,000 after purchasing an additional 294,316 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 8.2% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 22,210,222 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $4,391,957,000 after purchasing an additional 1,683,256 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 67.0% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 10,365,404 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,047,065,000 after purchasing an additional 4,158,772 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company's stock.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance
NYSE:TSM traded down $6.34 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $235.28. 13,529,531 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,692,207. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $222.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $196.06. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $133.57 and a 12 month high of $248.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.22 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 2.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.34. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 32.87% and a net margin of 42.91%. The firm had revenue of $30.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.50 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.48 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 44.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be given a $0.6499 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.16%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $270.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Susquehanna upped their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $240.00 price target (up previously from $215.00) on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $258.33.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile
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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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