Rep. Cleo Fields Buys Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) Shares

Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. NYSE: TSM. In a filing disclosed on July 01st, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $100,001 and $250,000 in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock on June 25th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - E*TRADE #2" account.

Representative Cleo Fields also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of AT&T NYSE: T on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Palantir Technologies NASDAQ: PLTR on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Cisco Systems NASDAQ: CSCO on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. NYSE: JPM on 6/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Intel NASDAQ: INTC on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 6/30/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 6/30/2025.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

TSM traded up $7.63 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $245.19. 27,364,290 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,170,589. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $210.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $193.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.27 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a current ratio of 2.39, a quick ratio of 2.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $133.57 and a 1-year high of $248.59.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.34. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 41.67% and a return on equity of 31.43%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.48 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 44.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be given a dividend of $0.6499 per share. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.06%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.75%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 58,547,257 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $11,562,498,000 after buying an additional 2,572,488 shares during the last quarter. Sanders Capital LLC raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Sanders Capital LLC now owns 41,877,457 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $8,270,379,000 after purchasing an additional 231,310 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 35,602,400 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $7,031,632,000 after purchasing an additional 294,316 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 22,210,222 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $4,391,957,000 after purchasing an additional 1,683,256 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 55.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 17,306,108 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,872,814,000 after purchasing an additional 6,180,445 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on TSM shares. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Susquehanna set a $265.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Monday. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $240.00 target price (up from $215.00) on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $270.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $236.25.

About Representative FIELDS

Cleo Fields (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Fields (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026. Cleo Fields graduated from McKinley High School in 1980. He earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Southern University in 1984 and a J.D. from the Southern University Law Center in 1987. His career experience includes working as a state legislator and U.S. congressman. When Fields was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1986, he was the youngest person ever elected to the State Senate in Louisiana’s history. In 1995, Fields ran for governor of Louisiana, becoming the first African American since reconstruction to make the runoff.

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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