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TSM vs. AMD, ARM, VRT, NOK, and ASX

Should you buy Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ARM (ARM), Vertiv (VRT), Nokia (NOK), and ASE Technology (ASX). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

How does Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing compare to Advanced Micro Devices?

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) 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 media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Advanced Micro Devices presently has a consensus price target of $428.65, indicating a potential downside of 15.50%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus price target of $404.29, indicating a potential downside of 5.17%. Given Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is more favorable than Advanced Micro Devices.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Advanced Micro Devices
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
30 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Advanced Micro Devices$34.64B23.88$4.34B$3.05166.32
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing$122.42B18.06$54.12B$12.0235.47

In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices had 60 more articles in the media than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. MarketBeat recorded 235 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 175 mentions for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Advanced Micro Devices' score of 1.09 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
180 Very Positive mention(s)
17 Positive mention(s)
19 Neutral mention(s)
14 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
142 Very Positive mention(s)
12 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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. 0.5% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are owned 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.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a net margin of 46.97% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 13.37%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's return on equity of 36.81% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Advanced Micro Devices13.37% 9.55% 7.68%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 46.97%36.81%24.95%

Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 2.5, indicating that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing beats Advanced Micro Devices on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing compare to ARM?

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

16.5% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of ARM shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had 145 more articles in the media than ARM. MarketBeat recorded 175 mentions for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and 30 mentions for ARM. ARM's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's score of 1.19 indicating that ARM is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
142 Very Positive mention(s)
12 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
ARM
22 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has a consensus price target of $404.29, indicating a potential downside of 5.17%. ARM has a consensus price target of $245.04, indicating a potential downside of 38.17%. Given Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is more favorable than ARM.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
ARM
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
20 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ARM has a beta of 3.77, meaning that its stock price is 277% more volatile than the broader market.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a net margin of 46.97% compared to ARM's net margin of 18.37%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's return on equity of 36.81% beat ARM's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing46.97% 36.81% 24.95%
ARM 18.37%12.43%9.48%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing$122.42B18.06$54.12B$12.0235.47
ARM$4.92B86.04$904M$0.84471.83

Summary

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing beats ARM on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing compare to Vertiv?

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vertiv$10.23B11.25$1.33B$3.9875.28
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing$122.42B18.06$54.12B$12.0235.47

Vertiv pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing pays an annual dividend of $3.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Vertiv pays out 6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Vertiv has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had 155 more articles in the media than Vertiv. MarketBeat recorded 175 mentions for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and 20 mentions for Vertiv. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Vertiv's score of 0.97 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
Vertiv
14 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
142 Very Positive mention(s)
12 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a net margin of 46.97% compared to Vertiv's net margin of 14.37%. Vertiv's return on equity of 49.90% beat Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vertiv14.37% 49.90% 15.79%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 46.97%36.81%24.95%

89.9% of Vertiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Vertiv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Vertiv presently has a consensus price target of $326.39, suggesting a potential upside of 8.94%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus price target of $404.29, suggesting a potential downside of 5.17%. Given Vertiv's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vertiv is more favorable than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vertiv
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.93
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Vertiv has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its share price is 104% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing beats Vertiv on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing compare to Nokia?

Nokia (NYSE:NOK) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nokia$22.50B3.57$736.54M$0.1687.38
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing$122.42B18.06$54.12B$12.0235.47

Nokia pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing pays an annual dividend of $3.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Nokia pays out 81.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a net margin of 46.97% compared to Nokia's net margin of 4.02%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's return on equity of 36.81% beat Nokia's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nokia4.02% 9.05% 5.04%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 46.97%36.81%24.95%

5.3% of Nokia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Nokia currently has a consensus target price of $12.57, indicating a potential downside of 10.11%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus target price of $404.29, indicating a potential downside of 5.17%. Given Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is more favorable than Nokia.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nokia
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Nokia has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had 155 more articles in the media than Nokia. MarketBeat recorded 175 mentions for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and 20 mentions for Nokia. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Nokia's score of 0.75 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
Nokia
12 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
142 Very Positive mention(s)
12 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing beats Nokia on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing compare to ASE Technology?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) and ASE Technology (NYSE:ASX) 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, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ASE Technology has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had 166 more articles in the media than ASE Technology. MarketBeat recorded 175 mentions for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and 9 mentions for ASE Technology. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat ASE Technology's score of 0.47 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
142 Very Positive mention(s)
12 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
ASE Technology
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing$122.42B18.06$54.12B$12.0235.47
ASE Technology$20.73B3.95$1.28B$0.6854.10

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a net margin of 46.97% compared to ASE Technology's net margin of 7.03%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's return on equity of 36.81% beat ASE Technology's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing46.97% 36.81% 24.95%
ASE Technology 7.03%13.48%5.48%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing pays an annual dividend of $3.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. ASE Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ASE Technology pays out 38.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

16.5% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of ASE Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of ASE Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has a consensus target price of $404.29, suggesting a potential downside of 5.17%. Given Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is more favorable than ASE Technology.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
ASE Technology
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing beats ASE Technology on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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TSM vs. The Competition

MetricTaiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingSEMI FAB FOUNDRIES IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.21T$2.22T$39.41B$23.36B
Dividend Yield0.71%0.71%3.16%4.05%
P/E Ratio35.4735.6080.5031.34
Price / Sales18.0618.06630.4720.93
Price / Cash28.5028.5049.0218.64
Price / Book12.8512.859.894.69
Net Income$54.12B$54.12B$1.07B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.41%-0.41%1.16%1.15%
1 Month Performance5.28%5.28%6.09%3.20%
1 Year Performance97.80%97.80%158.58%22.70%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
4.4972 of 5 stars
$426.34
-3.4%
$404.29
-5.2%
+108.6%$2.21T$122.42B35.4790,557
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
3.4938 of 5 stars
$523.20
-3.6%
$419.86
-19.8%
+371.1%$884.63B$37.45B171.5431,000
ARM
ARM
3.1431 of 5 stars
$393.12
-4.5%
$226.92
-42.3%
+204.4%$435.10B$4.92B468.008,330
VRT
Vertiv
4.2578 of 5 stars
$324.51
-2.1%
$322.32
-0.7%
+181.3%$127.31B$10.23B81.5334,000
NOK
Nokia
2.4677 of 5 stars
$16.64
-0.6%
$10.71
-35.6%
+186.0%$96.07B$22.50B103.9878,005

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