Trek Financial LLC Purchases 11,640 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Trek Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 26.3% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 55,836 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,640 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises 0.9% of Trek Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Trek Financial LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $15,594,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.6% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 15,759,419 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,401,448,000 after buying an additional 541,047 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 14,805,720 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,353,348,000 after acquiring an additional 115,158 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 12,591,542 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,516,692,000 after purchasing an additional 544,750 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 18.0% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 10,457,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,368,587,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593,786 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.3% during the second quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 10,058,659 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,299,108,000 after purchasing an additional 324,615 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock traded up $7.36 during trading on Friday, reaching $334.73. 12,870,688 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 13,021,238. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52-week low of $134.25 and a 52-week high of $351.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 2.47. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $303.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $277.04. The company has a market capitalization of $1.73 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.43, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.18% and a net margin of 45.13%.The business had revenue of $32.50 billion during the quarter. Sell-side analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a dividend of $0.9678 per share. This represents a $3.87 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.64%.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

Here are the key news stories impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts see a sustained AI-led buildout and TSMC raised capex guidance, signaling a multi-year cycle (2025–2028) that supports higher revenue and margin expectations. This underpins investor confidence in continued demand for advanced nodes. Taiwan Semiconductor: Capex Guidance Raise Suggests AI Buildout Cycle Until 2028
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC reported strong Q4 revenue growth (~26%) and is forecasting rapid expansion (management projects ~30% in 2026 and a ~25% annual growth runway through 2029), driven by AI chip demand — a core justification for the stock’s rerating. The company’s forward multiple (around 24x) looks cheaper relative to some peers. Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) Stock: Chip Giant Projects Explosive Growth Through 2029
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary and media (Forbes, MarketBeat/MSN) are increasingly bullish on TSMC’s central role in the AI supply chain — reinforcing investor demand for shares tied to AI infrastructure exposure. TSM Stock: The Highest Conviction Play In The Semiconductor Stack
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s strategy to shift capacity away from lower-margin mature nodes toward next‑gen technologies should lift long‑term margins and pricing power, supporting revenue mix improvement as advanced-node utilization ramps. Taiwan Semiconductor Shrinks Old Chip Lines, Goes All-In On Next-Gen Tech
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate housekeeping: TSMC filed routine Form 6‑K disclosures for December executive shareholding changes and North America board appointments — standard corporate updates with limited direct market impact. TSMC Reports December 2025 Executive Shareholding Change and Portfolio Adjustments TSMC North America Refreshes Board With New Director Appointments
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive watch: Intel beat quarterly expectations but remains in a broader strategic contest with TSMC. Intel’s results and roadmap keep competition in focus, but current coverage suggests TSMC retains a technology and capacity lead in advanced nodes. Intel vs. TSMC: Can Intel Close the Gap?

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on TSM shares. Barclays boosted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, January 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Freedom Capital raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $381.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a leading pure-play semiconductor foundry that provides wafer fabrication and related services to the global semiconductor industry. Founded in 1987 by Morris Chang and headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, TSMC manufactures integrated circuits on behalf of fabless and integrated device manufacturers, offering contract chip production across a broad set of technologies and products.

TSMC’s service offering covers logic and mixed-signal process technologies, specialty processes for radio-frequency, power management and embedded memory, and advanced nodes used in mobile, high-performance computing and AI applications.