Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Acquired by Arete Wealth Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Arete Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 265.6%, owning 19,037 shares valued at $3,160,000 after buying an additional 13,830 shares.
• Analysts have a consensus "Buy" rating for TSM with an average target price of $258.33; recent recommendations include price targets ranging from $240.00 to $270.00.
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing recently announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.8348 per share, with a dividend yield of 1.4%.

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 265.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 19,037 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 13,830 shares during the quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $3,160,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TSM. City Holding Co. raised its holdings 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 valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the period. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC boosted its stake 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 worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. Graybill Wealth Management LTD. purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Keener Financial Planning LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 1st quarter valued at $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TSM has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $270.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 31st. Finally, Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $240.00 target price (up previously from $215.00) on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $258.33.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 3.3%

NYSE:TSM opened at $243.02 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.26 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.23. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $236.17 and its 200 day moving average price is $200.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a current ratio of 2.37. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $134.25 and a 52 week high of $248.28.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 period in the previous year, the company earned $1.48 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 44.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts forecast 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 of this dividend is Thursday, December 11th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.16%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Profile

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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