Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC has acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM), purchasing 1,161 shares valued at approximately $263,000 during the second quarter.
• Several research firms have raised their ratings and target prices for TSM, including a boost from $300.00 to $400.00 by Susquehanna, indicating a strong bullish sentiment among analysts.
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing recently reported $2.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating estimates, and announced a dividend increase to $0.8348, with a payout ratio of 26.97%.

Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,161 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $263,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. 1248 Management LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the first quarter worth $28,000. Graybill Wealth Management LTD. bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the first quarter worth $33,000. Mid American Wealth Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Keener Financial Planning LLC bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the first quarter worth about $39,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on TSM. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays increased their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Itau BBA Securities began coverage on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. They set an "outperform" rating for the company. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $371.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of TSM stock opened at $294.53 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $1.53 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.28. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $264.29 and a 200-day moving average of $224.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 2.15. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $134.25 and a one year high of $311.37.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.33. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 43.72%.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 previous year, the company posted $1.94 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 40.1% on a year-over-year basis. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm 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 $0.8348 dividend. This is a boost 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 yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's payout ratio is 26.97%.

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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