Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM is Generate Investment Management Ltd's 7th Largest Position

Key Points

• Generate Investment Management cut its TSM stake by 20.2% in the first quarter, but the chipmaker still ranks as the firm’s 7th-largest holding, worth about $84.2 million.
• Insider trading was mixed: VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 2,000 shares, while VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares in a large transaction. Overall, company insiders own just 1.11% of the stock.
• Wall Street remains bullish on TSMC, with several analysts raising price targets and the stock carrying a consensus Buy rating. The company also recently increased its quarterly dividend to $1.1136 per share.

Generate Investment Management Ltd cut its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 20.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 249,222 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 63,007 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises about 4.1% of Generate Investment Management Ltd's holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Generate Investment Management Ltd's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $84,225,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quattro Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 82.0% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 91 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 62.1% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 94 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. 16.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Bor-Zen Tien acquired 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $69.91 per share, for a total transaction of $139,820.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 11,051 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $772,575.41. The trade was a 22.10% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total value of $13,966,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 2,495,165 shares of the company's stock, valued at $174,237,371.95. The trade was a 7.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have bought 3,496 shares of company stock valued at $248,737. 1.11% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

Here are the key news stories impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Several prominent investors are reportedly converging on TSM, with billionaire portfolio managers increasing exposure to the chipmaker, reinforcing confidence in its long-term AI and foundry leadership. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC is being highlighted as a key beneficiary of AI-related semiconductor demand, helping support sentiment even as investors worry some AI-heavy dividend ETFs may be overly concentrated in chip stocks. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent commentary continues to frame TSM as the dominant advanced chip manufacturer, with analysts noting its central role in producing more than 90% of the world’s most advanced chips, but also acknowledging competitive noise from Intel’s foundry push. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s renewed foundry and advanced packaging ambitions could eventually pressure TSM by offering customers more domestic alternatives, especially if Intel’s execution improves and capacity expands. Article Title

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TSM has been the subject of several research reports. Barclays boosted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. DA Davidson reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $450.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $500.00 to $575.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $429.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of TSM opened at $468.07 on Tuesday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12-month low of $206.20 and a 12-month high of $476.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.43 trillion, a P/E ratio of 38.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.39. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $409.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $359.90. The company has a current ratio of 2.49, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter. The company 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 36.81%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.3 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.1136 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's payout ratio is 25.12%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Profile

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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