Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) Shares Purchased by YHB Investment Advisors Inc.

YHB Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 6.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 40,275 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,604 shares during the quarter. YHB Investment Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $7,954,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 77.1% in the third quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Archer Investment Corp increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 48.1% during the third quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, OLD Second National Bank of Aurora lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 169.8% during the 3rd quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora now owns 232 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on TSM shares. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. StockNews.com lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $225.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Susquehanna reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $220.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:TSM traded up $0.67 on Friday, hitting $208.82. 11,440,373 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 20,050,166. The company has a current ratio of 2.57, a quick ratio of 2.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $202.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $186.16. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has a 1-year low of $112.61 and a 1-year high of $226.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.08 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.07.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.24 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.16 by $0.08. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 30.47% and a net margin of 40.51%. Sell-side analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited will post 9.12 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be given a dividend of $0.5484 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 18th. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.49. This represents a $2.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.05%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's payout ratio is currently 27.27%.

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.