TigerOak Management L.L.C. Purchases New Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• TigerOak Management has acquired a stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, purchasing 996 shares valued at approximately $226,000.
• Analysts anticipate an optimistic future for TSM, with several reports upgrading the stock's rating and raising price targets, including a consensus price target of $286.67.
• The company announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.8348 per share, signaling financial growth and a positive investor outlook.

TigerOak Management L.L.C. purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 996 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $226,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Westmount Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Westmount Partners LLC now owns 2,126 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $481,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Mirador Capital Partners LP boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP now owns 1,785 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $404,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. now owns 1,611 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $365,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the period. Michael S. Ryan Inc. boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Michael S. Ryan Inc. now owns 3,239 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $734,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Shipley& Co Ltd boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Brown Shipley& Co Ltd now owns 3,926 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $652,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TSM has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 31st. Susquehanna raised their price objective 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. Barclays raised their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $275.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $270.00 price objective 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 MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $286.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $281.08 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.46 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.23. 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 Company Ltd. has a 52-week low of $134.25 and a 52-week high of $286.00. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $244.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $207.80.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last announced 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 analyst estimates 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 revenue was up 44.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.48 EPS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.8348 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio is presently 29.99%.

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.

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