Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Acquired by Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc.

Key Points

• Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company by **25.1%**, now holding 5,729 shares worth approximately **$1.3 million**.
• Analysts have a **moderate buy** consensus rating for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, with price targets ranging up to **$400** from various firms, indicating strong market confidence.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of **$0.8348** per share, marking an increase from the previous dividend of **$0.65**, reflecting its commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 25.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,729 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,149 shares during the period. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc.'s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $1,298,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in TSM. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted 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 worth $214,442,000 after buying an additional 11,693 shares during the last quarter. Powers Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter worth about $240,000. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. boosted its stake 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 worth $53,566,000 after buying an additional 21,648 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its stake 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 worth $7,873,000 after buying an additional 38,837 shares during the last quarter. Finally, RFG Holdings Inc. boosted its stake 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 worth $883,000 after buying an additional 1,551 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. 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. Barclays raised their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Itau BBA Securities began coverage on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. They issued an "outperform" rating on the stock. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Friday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $333.33.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $295.62 on Wednesday. The stock's 50-day moving average is $258.46 and its 200-day moving average is $219.25. The company has a market cap of $1.53 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 2.15. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $134.25 and a 12 month high of $307.30.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.34. The business had revenue of $30.07 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.50 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 33.37% and a net margin of 42.91%.The company's revenue was up 44.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.48 EPS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. 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 business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.8348 per share. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.65%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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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