Obermeyer Wealth Partners Sells 11,435 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Obermeyer Wealth Partners reduced its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) by 4.3%, selling 11,435 shares and leaving it with 256,576 shares worth about $77.97 million (TSM is its 7th largest holding).
• TSM shares recently hit record highs after Taiwan relaxed single‑stock investment caps— a change that could unlock multi‑billion dollar local inflows—while relentless AI chip demand, strong Q1 results/guidance, technical "power inflow" signals and insider buying have supported bullish momentum.
• Wall Street sentiment is broadly positive: the consensus rating is Buy with an average target of $404.29; TSMC has a $2.08 trillion market cap and a P/E of 33.46, and it recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.9503 (≈0.9% yield).

Obermeyer Wealth Partners decreased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 4.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 256,576 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 11,435 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises 3.6% of Obermeyer Wealth Partners' holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Obermeyer Wealth Partners' holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $77,971,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Stephens Consulting LLC boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 82.0% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 91 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Resources Management Corp CT ADV acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Cedar Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 91.4% during the 3rd quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC now owns 134 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westend Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 476.2% during the 4th quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 121 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson restated a "buy" rating and issued a $450.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, April 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $404.29.

Insider Activity

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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

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

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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.9503 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.71%.

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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