Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, AMD or TSM?

Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AMD or TSM?

In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices had 43 more articles in the media than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. MarketBeat recorded 124 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 81 mentions for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Advanced Micro Devices' score of 0.86 indicating that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Advanced Micro Devices	71 Very Positive mention(s)	20 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	67 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AMD or TSM?

Advanced Micro Devices currently has a consensus price target of $180.88, suggesting a potential upside of 13.38%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus price target of $258.33, suggesting a potential downside of 0.79%. Given Advanced Micro Devices' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Advanced Micro Devices is more favorable than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advanced Micro Devices	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is AMD or TSM more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a net margin of 42.91% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 9.57%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's return on equity of 33.37% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advanced Micro Devices	9.57%	7.54%	6.13%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	42.91%	33.37%	21.66%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AMD or TSM?

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AMD or TSM?

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
Advanced Micro Devices	$25.79B	10.04	$1.64B	$1.74	91.69
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	$90.08B	14.99	$35.33B	$8.77	29.69

Summary

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing beats Advanced Micro Devices on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.