Coalescence Partners Investment Management LP Has $31.90 Million Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Coalescence Partners Investment Management LP significantly increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, lifting its position by 1,458.3% in the first quarter, now owning 192,150 shares valued at approximately $31.9 million.
• The company's stock price recently opened at $238.57 and has a market cap of $1.24 trillion, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.20.
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reported strong earnings, with an EPS of $2.47 for the recent quarter, surpassing analyst expectations of $2.13 and achieving a 44.4% increase in revenue year-over-year.

Coalescence Partners Investment Management LP boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 1,458.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 192,150 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 179,819 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up about 10.5% of Coalescence Partners Investment Management LP's portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Coalescence Partners Investment Management LP's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $31,897,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Earnest Partners LLC raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.8% in the 1st quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 263,951 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $43,816,000 after buying an additional 11,972 shares during the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 132.9% in the 1st quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 2,410 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $400,000 after buying an additional 1,375 shares during the last quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 31.1% in the 1st quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 387,392 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $64,307,000 after buying an additional 91,848 shares during the last quarter. Delta Investment Management LLC raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 200.0% in the 1st quarter. Delta Investment Management LLC now owns 6,603 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,096,000 after buying an additional 4,402 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CreativeOne Wealth LLC raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 8,817 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,464,000 after buying an additional 499 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on TSM. Susquehanna boosted their price target 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 reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 23rd. Barclays reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $240.00 price target (up previously from $215.00) on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $270.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $258.33.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

TSM traded down $0.87 during trading on Thursday, hitting $238.42. The stock had a trading volume of 8,451,189 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,459,810. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $234.47 and a 200-day moving average price of $199.68. The firm has a market cap of $1.24 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.19. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $134.25 and a one year high of $248.28. 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 (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.34. The business had revenue of $30.07 billion during 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 firm's quarterly revenue was up 44.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.48 EPS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 11th will be paid a $0.8348 dividend. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio is presently 28.16%.

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.