Metropolis Capital Ltd Increases Stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Metropolis Capital Ltd has increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company by 13.8%, now holding 709,881 shares valued at around $160.8 million.
• Wall Street analysts have a consensus "Buy" rating on Taiwan Semiconductor, with price targets ranging from $270 to $325.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend increase to $0.8348 per share, representing a 1.2% dividend yield on an annualized basis.

Metropolis Capital Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 13.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 709,881 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 86,260 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for about 5.1% of Metropolis Capital Ltd's portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Metropolis Capital Ltd's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $160,781,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in TSM. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,159,000 after purchasing an additional 1,892 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 109,460.0% during the first quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 5,478 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $909,000 after purchasing an additional 5,473 shares during the last quarter. Gradient Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 5.4% during the first quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 2,457 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $408,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 78.2% in the first quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 19,488 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,235,000 after acquiring an additional 8,551 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ST Germain D J Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.2% in the first quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 9,540 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,584,000 after acquiring an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TSM has been the topic of several recent research reports. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $270.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Susquehanna raised their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, August 31st. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $275.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $286.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 3.4%

NYSE:TSM opened at $288.75 on Thursday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $134.25 and a 1-year high of $290.48. The business's 50-day moving average price is $248.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $211.44. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.50 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.92, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.28.

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, beating 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 firm had revenue of $30.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.50 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.48 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 44.4% on a year-over-year basis. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be given a dividend of $0.8348 per share. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. This represents a $3.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's payout ratio is 29.42%.

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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