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Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. Has $5.72 Million Stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM)

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Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. lowered its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 9.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 34,449 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 3,741 shares during the period. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s.'s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $5,719,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. City Holding Co. increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 238.0% during the first quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 169 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Accredited Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Signature Resources Capital Management LLC raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 138.8% in the 1st quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TSM has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Barclays reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $240.00 price objective (up from $215.00) on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $225.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $250.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. Finally, Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $233.75.

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE TSM traded down $1.37 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $227.80. The company's stock had a trading volume of 8,838,519 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,404,869. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 2.18 and a current ratio of 2.39. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $202.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $191.89. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $133.57 and a 1-year high of $237.58. The firm has a market cap of $1.18 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $25.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $834.10 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 31.43% and a net margin of 41.67%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 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, October 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.6499 per share. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio is presently 30.59%.

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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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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