OV Management LLC Takes $474,000 Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

OV Management LLC bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,698 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $474,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 26.7% during the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 12,046,792 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,728,478,000 after purchasing an additional 2,537,760 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 43.2% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,650,983 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,506,389,000 after buying an additional 2,006,745 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 109.5% during the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,526,160 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $798,640,000 after acquiring an additional 1,842,951 shares during the last quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 268.2% during the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 2,499,677 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $566,152,000 after acquiring an additional 1,820,852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 18.0% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 10,457,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,368,587,000 after acquiring an additional 1,593,786 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TSM has been the subject of several recent research reports. Dbs Bank upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group set a $330.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Sunday, December 7th. Finally, DA Davidson raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $387.45 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The company has a market cap of $2.01 trillion, a PE ratio of 36.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a 50 day moving average of $333.85 and a 200-day moving average of $296.18. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $134.25 and a 1-year high of $390.21.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 36.18%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a $0.9503 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.57%.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC reported strong quarterly results: $3.11 EPS on $30.65B revenue with a 45.1% net margin and 36% ROE — fundamentals that support the stock’s rally.
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC raised its annual dividend ~28% (to at least TWD 23) and guided for ~38% revenue growth in Q1 2026 — a clear signal of management confidence and cash-return to shareholders. TSMC Raises Dividend 28%
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary notes TSMC has joined the $2T+ club and hit a 52-week high as Nvidia’s AI surge and large chip supply deals boost foundry demand — reinforcing investor enthusiasm. Nvidia’s Rise Created New $2T Giant
• Neutral Sentiment: Flows into international ETFs and a “sell U.S.” trade have lifted ex-U.S. large caps (VEU holds TSMC), which can amplify buying in TSM. VEU ETF Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry dynamics — Nvidia and AMD earnings/announcements and big-tech AI capex plans — are driving foundry order momentum that benefits TSMC but introduce dependency on a continued AI spending cycle. Nvidia Results and AI Market
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts flag margin pressure risk from overseas fab expansion and geopolitical uncertainty — management expects a modest 2–4% hit from non-Taiwan fabs, raising questions about sustaining 60%+ gross margins. Can TSM Sustain 60%+ Gross Margin?
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market volatility tied to AI fear/dystopian narratives and tech rotation could create short-term pullbacks despite TSMC’s strong fundamentals. Skittish Investors Spooked

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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.