Quad Cities Investment Group LLC Invests $553,000 in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Quad Cities Investment Group LLC invested $553,000 in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., acquiring 2,442 shares during the second quarter.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.8348 per share, reflecting a 1.3% yield and a payout ratio of 29.42%.
• Taiwan Semiconductor differs from market expectations with a recent earnings report showing a $2.47 EPS, surpassing the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.34.

Quad Cities Investment Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 2,442 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $553,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 1,339,479 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $214,442,000 after acquiring an additional 11,693 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 452.2% during the 1st quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 47,425 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $7,873,000 after acquiring an additional 38,837 shares in the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 456.9% during the 1st quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 598,780 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $99,397,000 after acquiring an additional 491,265 shares in the last quarter. Sentry LLC purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 1st quarter valued at about $222,000. Finally, In Depth Partners LLC grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 36.1% during the 1st quarter. In Depth Partners LLC now owns 73,757 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $12,244,000 after acquiring an additional 19,547 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $264.27 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $134.25 and a 52 week high of $270.54. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $241.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $205.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.37 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.23.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.34. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 42.91% and a return on equity of 33.37%. The firm had revenue of $30.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $28.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.48 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 44.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be given a dividend of $0.8348 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. 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 yield of 1.3%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.42%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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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