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

Key Points

• Representative Cleo Fields purchased shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM) worth between $1,001 and $15,000 on August 13th.
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing recently reported a quarterly earnings of $2.47 per share, surpassing estimates and showing a 44.4% revenue increase year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.8348 per share, marking an increase from its previous dividend of $0.65.

Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. NYSE: TSM. In a filing disclosed on September 03rd, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock on August 13th. 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 NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 8/22/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 8/20/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Advanced Micro Devices NASDAQ: AMD on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing NYSE: TSM on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 8/14/2025.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock traded up $7.81 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $243.02. The company had a trading volume of 14,039,042 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,404,776. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $134.25 and a fifty-two week high of $248.28. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market cap of $1.26 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.23. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $236.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $200.87.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last released 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 firm had revenue of $30.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.50 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 42.91% and a return on equity of 33.37%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 44.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.48 earnings per share. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be given a $0.8348 dividend. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. This represents a $3.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on TSM. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, August 31st. Susquehanna lifted their target price 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. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and set a $270.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $240.00 target price (up previously from $215.00) on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $258.33.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. City Holding Co. boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 238.0% during the first quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 169 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. 1248 Management LLC bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the first quarter worth about $28,000. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 138.8% in the first quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the period. Resources Management Corp CT ADV bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Graybill Wealth Management LTD. bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the first quarter worth about $33,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.