SSA Swiss Advisors AG Buys 5,895 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• SSA Swiss Advisors AG increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) by 40.4%, acquiring an additional 5,895 shares, bringing its total to 20,500 shares valued at approximately $4.9 million.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.8348, set to be paid on January 8th, which is an increase from the previous $0.65 dividend.
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reported earnings per share of $2.92, surpassing analyst expectations, with a revenue of $32.36 billion for the quarter, marking a 40.1% year-over-year increase.

SSA Swiss Advisors AG boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 40.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 20,500 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 5,895 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for about 2.4% of SSA Swiss Advisors AG's portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. SSA Swiss Advisors AG's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $4,885,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.9% in 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 during the period. Powers Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter valued at $240,000. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 10.1% in the 2nd quarter. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. now owns 236,503 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $53,566,000 after purchasing an additional 21,648 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 452.2% in the 1st quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 47,425 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $7,873,000 after purchasing an additional 38,837 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RFG Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 66.1% in the 2nd quarter. RFG Holdings Inc. now owns 3,898 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $883,000 after purchasing an additional 1,551 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TSM has been the topic of a number of research reports. Susquehanna raised their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Itau BBA Securities initiated coverage on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. They issued an "outperform" rating on the stock. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $270.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Barclays raised their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, October 17th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $371.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 1.5%

NYSE TSM opened at $295.22 on Friday. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $267.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $226.51. The company has a quick ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market cap of $1.53 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.28, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.28. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $134.25 and a 52 week high of $311.37.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.33. The firm had revenue of $32.36 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $951.89 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 43.72%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 40.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.94 EPS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities 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 company 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 $0.8348 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio is presently 26.97%.

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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