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 superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Do analysts rate TSM or AMD?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has a consensus price target of $222.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.81%. Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus price target of $138.19, suggesting a potential downside of 2.71%. Given Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is more favorable than Advanced Micro Devices.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Advanced Micro Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Is TSM or AMD more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a net margin of 41.67% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 8.03%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's return on equity of 31.43% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	41.67%	31.43%	20.24%
Advanced Micro Devices	8.03%	8.30%	6.83%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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.

Does the media prefer TSM or AMD?

In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices had 25 more articles in the media than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. MarketBeat recorded 110 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 85 mentions for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Advanced Micro Devices' score of 1.07 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	61 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Advanced Micro Devices	75 Very Positive mention(s)	16 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, TSM or AMD?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	0.37	$35.33B	$7.78	29.13
Advanced Micro Devices	$27.75B	8.30	$1.64B	$1.36	104.44

Summary

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