Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Acquires 18,355 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Key Points

• Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. by 8.9%, acquiring a total of 18,355 shares during the second quarter, bringing their total to 223,500 shares valued at $52,478,000.
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reported earnings of $2.47 per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates by $0.34, with revenue of $30.07 billion, a 44.4% increase year-over-year.
• The company announced a dividend increase to $0.8348 per share, effective January 8th, while its annualized dividend yield now stands at 1.2%.

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 8.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 223,500 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 18,355 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $52,478,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in TSM. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale raised its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 11,693 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP grew its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 38,837 shares in the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 456.9% in the first quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 598,780 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $99,397,000 after buying an additional 491,265 shares in the last quarter. Sentry LLC bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the first quarter worth $222,000. Finally, In Depth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 36.1% in the first quarter. In Depth Partners LLC now owns 73,757 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $12,244,000 after buying an additional 19,547 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 3.1%

Shares of NYSE:TSM traded up $8.16 on Monday, reaching $273.03. 6,199,116 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,575,116. 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 Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $134.25 and a 52 week high of $272.44. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $241.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $206.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.42 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.23.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.34. The company had revenue of $30.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.50 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 42.91% and a return on equity of 33.37%. The firm's revenue was up 44.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.48 earnings per share. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be issued a $0.8348 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. This is a positive change 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 29.99%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $270.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, August 31st. Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $275.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $286.67.

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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.