Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Sold by Blue Whale Capital LLP

Key Points

• Blue Whale Capital LLP reduced its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. by 26.8%, selling 171,928 shares, and holding 469,033 shares worth approximately $77.86 million.
• Multiple institutional investors are adjusting their positions, with DekaBank increasing its stake by 0.9% and Quantbot Technologies LP increasing it by 452.2%.
• Analysts have set optimistic price targets, with projections from Barclays and Susquehanna increasing to $240.00 and $265.00 respectively, while the stock's consensus rating remains a "Buy."

Blue Whale Capital LLP trimmed its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 26.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 469,033 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 171,928 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up approximately 6.3% of Blue Whale Capital LLP's holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Blue Whale Capital LLP's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $77,859,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its stake in shares of 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 valued at $214,442,000 after purchasing an additional 11,693 shares during the period. Pinnacle Investment Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,661,000. Quantbot Technologies LP grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 452.2% in the 1st quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 47,425 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $7,873,000 after purchasing an additional 38,837 shares during the period. Sentry LLC bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $222,000. Finally, Compound Global Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 31.2% in the 1st quarter. Compound Global Advisors LLC now owns 4,796 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $747,000 after purchasing an additional 1,141 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $240.00 price objective (up from $215.00) on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $270.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $258.33.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

TSM opened at $227.5540 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $134.25 and a 12 month high of $248.28. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $232.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $198.66. The stock has a market cap of $1.18 trillion, a P/E ratio of 25.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.19.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 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 business had revenue of $30.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $28.50 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.48 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 44.4% on a year-over-year basis. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

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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