Master S Wealth Management Inc. Invests $227,000 in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Master S Wealth Management Inc. invested approximately $227,000 in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE: TSM) by acquiring 1,001 shares during the second quarter.
• Research analysts have a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating for TSM, with recent target price increases suggesting significant growth potential, including a boost from Needham & Company from $270 to $360.
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.8348 per share, reflecting a robust financial performance with a net margin of 42.91%.

Master S Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,001 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $227,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 1,339,479 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $214,442,000 after purchasing an additional 11,693 shares in the last quarter. Powers Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $240,000. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 10.1% during the 2nd quarter. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. now owns 236,503 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $53,566,000 after purchasing an additional 21,648 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 452.2% during the 1st quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 47,425 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $7,873,000 after purchasing an additional 38,837 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RFG Holdings Inc. raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 66.1% during the 2nd quarter. RFG Holdings Inc. now owns 3,898 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $883,000 after purchasing an additional 1,551 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on TSM shares. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $270.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Itau BBA Securities started coverage on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, August 31st. Barclays boosted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $363.33.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $299.63 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 2.15. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $261.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $220.77. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $134.25 and a one year high of $311.37. The firm has a market cap of $1.55 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.28.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.33. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 33.37% and a net margin of 42.91%.The firm had revenue of $32.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $951.89 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.94 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 40.1% on a year-over-year basis. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.8348 per share. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's payout ratio is currently 29.65%.

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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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