Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Stock Position Lowered by Alpha Cubed Investments LLC

Alpha Cubed Investments LLC lessened its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 5.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 372,811 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 19,459 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises approximately 3.9% of Alpha Cubed Investments LLC's holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $113,293,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in TSM. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,159,000 after acquiring an additional 1,892 shares during the period. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter worth $701,000. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 12.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 15,697 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,556,000 after buying an additional 1,784 shares during the period. FWL Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 26.5% during the 2nd quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC now owns 253 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter worth $270,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on TSM. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Freedom Capital raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Argus raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Dbs Bank raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $404.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 1.8%

NYSE TSM opened at $394.37 on Wednesday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $170.59 and a 12 month high of $414.50. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $359.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $328.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 2.51 and a quick ratio of 2.32. The company has a market capitalization of $2.04 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.81, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.39.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 38.17%. The business had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. Equities research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.9503 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's payout ratio is currently 24.71%.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Inclusion in thematic AI/infra discussions — TSM is named among the “AIR 7” group of infrastructure-oriented tech stocks being recommended for AI exposure, reinforcing its role as a core AI-infrastructure name. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst checks highlight extremely strong AI demand and supply constraints, supporting continued revenue/capacity tailwinds for TSM. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Longer-term bull case: some outlets forecast multi‑year upside (e.g., “3x by 2030”) based on TSMC’s central role in AI infrastructure and advanced nodes. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Big cloud/AI buildouts (e.g., reported multi‑year capex plans) are cited as catalysts that could meaningfully lift demand for TSM’s capacity. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Relative performance: TSM lagged some peers in April (Qualcomm, Broadcom outperformed), suggesting rotation within the chip group even as overall demand remains strong. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Apple exploratory talks with Intel and Samsung are the immediate catalyst for weakness — reports that Apple may onshore some main‑processor production lifted Intel shares and prompted investor concern over TSM’s customer concentration and potential lost share. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s reported chance of landing a major chip‑making customer (and the attendant stock move) is an explicit competitive risk to TSM’s foundry dominance if such deals scale. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Talent/packaging competition: MediaTek hired a former TSMC executive to advance advanced packaging, signaling rising competition in back-end capabilities that could chip away at TSM’s edge over time. Read More.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Sunday, March 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $55.93 per share, for a total transaction of $55,930.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president directly owned 9,051 shares of the company's stock, valued at $506,222.43. The trade was a 12.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.11% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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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