Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. Cuts Stock Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. trimmed its TSM stake by 1.3% in Q4, selling 9,264 shares to hold 698,967 shares worth about $200.4 million, making TSM its 16th largest position (≈2.5% of its holdings).
• TSMC shares hit record highs after Taiwan eased single‑stock investment caps and amid strong AI chip demand and upbeat Q1 results, with bullish order‑flow signals and insider buying helping to accelerate the rally.
• Analysts are broadly positive—TSM has an average "Buy" rating with an average target near $404.29—and the company shows strong fundamentals (market cap ≈$2.08T, Q1 EPS $3.11 and net margin ~47%), supporting higher valuations.

Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 1.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 698,967 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 9,264 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises approximately 2.5% of Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc.'s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $200,424,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSM. Childress Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 145.3% during the 3rd quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,192 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $891,000 after buying an additional 1,891 shares in the last quarter. Shannon River Fund Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the third quarter worth approximately $2,430,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 9.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 101,876 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $28,470,000 after acquiring an additional 8,738 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 28.6% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 37,216 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $10,394,000 after acquiring an additional 8,284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 125.3% in the third quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 5,216 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,457,000 after acquiring an additional 2,901 shares in the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

Here are the key news stories impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Taiwan’s regulator relaxed single‑stock investment caps for funds, which could free billions of new local inflows into TSMC and helped push the stock to record highs. TSMC shares record high as Taiwan eases single-stock investment caps for funds
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary point to relentless AI chip demand and TSMC’s strong Q1 results/guidance as fundamental support for higher valuations — investors are treating TSMC as critical AI infrastructure. TSMC: The Vital Cog Of The AI Revolution Is Sending A Powerful Growth Signal
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/order‑flow traders registered a “Power Inflow” alert (a bullish institutional/retail order‑flow signal), which tends to accelerate buying in the near term. Taiwan Semi Shares Rise Over 3% After Key Trading Signal
• Positive Sentiment: Significant insider purchasing activity and social/media buzz about record market caps and bullish options gains have reinforced investor confidence. TSMC Stock (TSM) Opinions on Record Highs After Policy Shift
• Neutral Sentiment: Some market watchers note large potential inflows (reports cite multi‑billion dollar capacity for local funds); this is a flow catalyst but timing and ADR/US‑listing dynamics could mute the full impact for U.S. investors. TSMC hits record high on Taiwan rule shift; $28B inflow in focus
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street price targets and upgrades are skewing higher (median targets above current levels from several firms), which supports momentum but also raises expectations that must be met. TSMC Shares Rise After Taiwan Eases Limits on Funds' Investments
• Negative Sentiment: TSMC is expanding fabs (including 2nm work and overseas builds), which analysts say could shave a few percentage points off gross margin as costs ramp — a longer‑term margin headwind to monitor. TSM's Gross Margin Hits 66% in Q1: Can Profit Growth Offset Fab Costs?
• Negative Sentiment: Competition and capacity dynamics (e.g., Intel winning some foundry business, plus TSMC capacity constraints) and selective technology decisions (delaying some expensive equipment) introduce execution and market‑share risks. TSMC Stock (TSM) Opinions on Record Highs After Policy Shift

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

TSM stock opened at $402.16 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.32, a current ratio of 2.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The company has a market capitalization of $2.08 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.35. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $160.50 and a 12 month high of $409.49. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $356.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $324.83.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 38.17%. The business had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a $0.9503 dividend. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's payout ratio is presently 24.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In other news, VP Bor-Zen Tien acquired 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction dated Sunday, March 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $55.93 per share, for a total transaction of $55,930.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the vice president owned 9,051 shares of the company's stock, valued at $506,222.43. This represents a 12.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 1.11% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on TSM shares. DA Davidson reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $450.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Argus raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, March 22nd. Finally, Dbs Bank raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $404.29.

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a leading pure-play semiconductor foundry that provides wafer fabrication and related services to the global semiconductor industry. Founded in 1987 by Morris Chang and headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, TSMC manufactures integrated circuits on behalf of fabless and integrated device manufacturers, offering contract chip production across a broad set of technologies and products.

TSMC's service offering covers logic and mixed-signal process technologies, specialty processes for radio-frequency, power management and embedded memory, and advanced nodes used in mobile, high-performance computing and AI applications.

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