Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Purchased by Hantz Financial Services Inc.

Key Points

• Hantz Financial Services boosted its TSM position by 23.9% in the fourth quarter, buying 8,885 more shares and bringing its stake to 46,101 shares valued at about $14.0 million.
• Other institutional investors also made large moves in TSM, with several hedge funds adding stakes and hedge fund ownership now standing at 16.51% of the stock.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, with a consensus Buy rating and a price target of $404.29, supported by strong AI-related demand and TSMC’s advanced 2nm process winning major customers like AMD.

Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 23.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 46,101 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 8,885 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc.'s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $14,010,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter valued at about $495,163,000. SurgoCap Partners LP acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter worth about $360,443,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3,164.9% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,192,927 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $333,172,000 after acquiring an additional 1,156,389 shares during the period. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter valued at approximately $232,924,000. Finally, Man Group plc lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 337.1% in the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,053,421 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $238,589,000 after acquiring an additional 812,404 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AMD said it is ramping production of its next-generation EPYC “Venice” processors on TSMC’s 2nm process, highlighting that TSMC’s most advanced manufacturing node is already winning major AI/HPC customers. AMD Announces Production Ramp of Next-Generation AMD EPYC Processor “Venice” on TSMC 2nm Process Technology
• Positive Sentiment: AMD’s CEO also said the company is asking partners to ramp production due to strong AI demand, which suggests continued strength for TSMC as a critical manufacturing partner. AMD asking partners to ramp up production, CEO says
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC raised its 2030 global semiconductor market forecast to more than $1.5 trillion, signaling a bigger long-term demand runway for chip production. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. Raises 2030 Global Semiconductor Market Forecast to Over USD1.5 Trillion
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia’s strong AI results and upbeat outlook helped lift sentiment across Asian chipmakers, reinforcing investor confidence in TSMC’s AI supply-chain role. Nvidia's AI Outlook Sends Asian Chipmakers Up 5.5%
• Neutral Sentiment: Taiwan’s central bank is considering limits on how often foreign investors can switch currencies for TSMC dividend payments, a policy issue that could affect some shareholders but is unlikely to change the business outlook directly. Taiwan may limit currency switching for TSMC dollar dividends to once a year, sources say
• Neutral Sentiment: Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit said it will not appeal a trade-secrets ruling tied to TSMC, which lowers legal uncertainty but appears limited in direct financial impact. Tokyo Electron's Taiwan unit says it will not appeal ruling in TSMC trade secrets case
• Negative Sentiment: Articles focused on slowing TSM growth and a potential bottleneck to Nvidia’s expansion underscore investor concern that TSMC’s infrastructure capacity may eventually constrain AI-chip demand growth. IDVO's $445 Million Income Play Faces a Critical Test When TSM Growth Slows

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on TSM shares. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, March 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $404.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $404.24 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a current ratio of 2.49. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $370.58 and a 200 day moving average of $338.50. The firm has a market cap of $2.09 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.63, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.39. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $190.03 and a one year high of $421.97.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business 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%. As a group, research analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.1136 per share. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was purchased 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 $772,575.41. This trade represents a 22.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were 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 directly owned 2,495,165 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $174,237,371.95. This represents a 7.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have acquired 3,346 shares of company stock valued at $218,005 in the last three months. Insiders own 1.11% of the company's stock.

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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