Warther Private Wealth LLC Trims Stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Warther Private Wealth LLC reduced its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company by 1.2%, holding 128,416 shares, which constitute 7.6% of its investment portfolio.
• The semiconductor company recently reported an EPS of $2.92, exceeding analysts' expectations, and its quarterly revenue increased by 40.1% compared to the previous year.
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing announced a dividend increase to $0.8348 per share, set to be paid in January, with an annualized yield of 1.2%.

Warther Private Wealth LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 128,416 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 1,591 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up 7.6% of Warther Private Wealth LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Warther Private Wealth LLC's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $29,085,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of TSM. 1248 Management LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Graybill Wealth Management LTD. bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Mid American Wealth Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Keener Financial Planning LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 1st quarter worth approximately $39,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 1.9%

Shares of NYSE:TSM opened at $288.77 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $265.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $224.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.50 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.62, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.28. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12-month low of $134.25 and a 12-month high of $311.37. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.33. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 43.72%.The business had revenue of $32.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $951.89 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.94 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 40.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 11th will be issued a $0.8348 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 11th. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio is presently 26.67%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TSM has been the topic of several recent research reports. Itau BBA Securities began coverage on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, October 18th. Barclays raised their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $270.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $371.67.

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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