Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Competitors

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is TSM or AMD more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a net margin of 40.51% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 6.36%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's return on equity of 30.47% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	40.51%	30.47%	19.55%
Advanced Micro Devices	6.36%	7.42%	6.14%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TSM or AMD?

16.5% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer TSM or AMD?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has a consensus target price of $212.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.34%. Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus target price of $132.58, indicating a potential upside of 16.75%. Given Advanced Micro Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Advanced Micro Devices is more favorable than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Advanced Micro Devices	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Does the media favor TSM or AMD?

In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices had 94 more articles in the media than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. MarketBeat recorded 178 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 84 mentions for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Advanced Micro Devices' score of 0.89 indicating that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	56 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Advanced Micro Devices	89 Very Positive mention(s)	41 Positive mention(s)	38 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, TSM or AMD?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Micro Devices. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Micro Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	$3.14T	0.32	$36.49B	$7.78	24.70
Advanced Micro Devices	$27.75B	6.63	$1.64B	$1.36	83.50

Which has more volatility and risk, TSM or AMD?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 1.97, indicating that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TSM or AMD?

Advanced Micro Devices received 1383 more outperform votes than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.79% of users gave Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing an outperform vote while only 62.60% of users gave Advanced Micro Devices an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	Outperform Votes 646 67.79%	Underperform Votes 307 32.21%
Advanced Micro Devices	Outperform Votes 2029 62.60%	Underperform Votes 1212 37.40%

Summary

Advanced Micro Devices beats Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.