Nordea Investment Management AB Buys 138,909 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Nordea Investment Management AB increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company by 16.2% during the second quarter, acquiring an additional 138,909 shares, bringing its total holdings to 996,347 shares valued at approximately $224.77 million.
• Several institutional investors have also significantly altered their positions in the company, most notably Bellecapital International, which boosted its holdings by 808.2% to 112,081 shares, and Barlow Wealth Partners, which increased theirs by 2,246.8%.
• In a recent earnings report, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing surpassed expectations with $2.92 earnings per share and declared a dividend increase to $0.8348 per share, representing a yearly yield of 1.1%.

Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 16.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 996,347 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 138,909 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $224,766,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter valued at about $79,000. Bellecapital International Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 808.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bellecapital International Ltd. now owns 112,081 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,385,000 after purchasing an additional 99,740 shares during the last quarter. Barlow Wealth Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2,246.8% during the 2nd quarter. Barlow Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 81,482 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $19,034,000 after purchasing an additional 78,010 shares during the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 890.0% during the 2nd quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 495 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $112,000 after purchasing an additional 445 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 10,058,659 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,299,108,000 after purchasing an additional 324,615 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on TSM. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $270.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Itau BBA Securities assumed coverage on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $371.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $295.37 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 company has a market cap of $1.53 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.29, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.28. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $134.25 and a 1 year high of $311.37. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $262.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $221.64.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $32.36 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $951.89 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 43.72% and a return on equity of 36.06%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 40.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.94 earnings per share. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share 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 given a dividend of $0.8348 per share. This represents a $3.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. 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. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio is 29.65%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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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