Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Bought by Mezzasalma Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Mezzasalma Advisors LLC increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. by 17.5%, owning 8,988 shares valued at approximately $2,036,000 at the end of the last quarter.
• Multiple institutional investors, including Chicago Partners Investment Group and BKM Wealth Management, also raised their positions in Taiwan Semiconductor during the second quarter.
• The company reported strong financial results, with earnings of $2.92 per share, beating estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.8348 per share.

Mezzasalma Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 17.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,988 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,336 shares during the quarter. Mezzasalma Advisors LLC's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $2,036,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 25.4% in the 2nd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 4,340 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,043,000 after purchasing an additional 879 shares during the period. BKM Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 24.9% during the 2nd quarter. BKM Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,941 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,119,000 after buying an additional 984 shares during the period. First Bancorp Inc ME purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the second quarter valued at about $203,000. Goldstein Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 13.2% in the second quarter. Goldstein Advisors LLC now owns 2,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $540,000 after buying an additional 278 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthstream Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 13.3% in the second quarter. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. now owns 5,915 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,340,000 after buying an additional 694 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on TSM. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $270.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Susquehanna raised their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Barclays lifted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $371.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 1.5%

NYSE TSM opened at $295.37 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $134.25 and a 1-year high of $311.37. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $262.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $222.00. The company has a market capitalization of $1.53 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.28.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.33. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 43.72%.The firm had revenue of $32.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $951.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.94 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 40.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share 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 paid a $0.8348 dividend. This represents a $3.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. 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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