BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. Takes Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 6,992 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,125,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,159,000 after purchasing an additional 1,892 shares during the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the second quarter worth about $701,000. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 12.8% during the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 15,697 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,556,000 after purchasing an additional 1,784 shares during the last quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 26.5% during the second quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC now owns 253 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the second quarter worth about $270,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of TSM opened at $446.09 on Wednesday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $193.64 and a 1-year high of $449.39. The stock has a market cap of $2.31 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.38. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $380.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $343.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.49 and a quick ratio of 2.31.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 36.81%. The business had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. As a group, analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.28 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a $1.1136 dividend. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is presently 24.71%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 22nd. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $404.29.

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC is trading in or near a buy zone as the broader market rally and strong momentum in AI-related semiconductor stocks support the shares. Dow Jones AI Giant Caterpillar, Nvidia Chipmaker TSMC In Or Near Buy Zones
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia’s stronger outlook after CEO Jensen Huang’s Computex keynote is lifting optimism around key suppliers like TSMC, since the company benefits from demand for advanced AI chips and manufacturing capacity. Why Is Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Soaring Today
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC is being highlighted in multiple AI and semiconductor watchlists, reinforcing the view that investors see it as a core winner from ongoing AI infrastructure spending. Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: NVIDIA, HubSpot, Fluence Energy, CoreWeave and Taiwan
• Neutral Sentiment: Hedge-fund ownership remains a point of interest, but this item does not point to a clear near-term catalyst by itself. Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM): One of the Most Owned Stocks by Hedge Funds?
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary continue to debate valuation and whether the stock is overextended after its strong run, which may cap enthusiasm even as fundamentals stay strong. Is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSM) Overvalued After 4.1% Rally? GF Value Says Overvalued
• Negative Sentiment: TSMC’s reported 15% price increase for 3nm chips could squeeze some customers’ margins, even though it also signals tight supply and strong AI demand. TSMC’s Price Hike Is Bad For Nvidia Margins — And Potentially Great For Nvidia Stock
• Negative Sentiment: TSMC’s ADR premium falling as Taiwan-listed shares outperform suggests some relative valuation compression for the U.S.-traded shares. TSMC ADR Premium Falls To Two-Year Low As Taipei Shares Surge

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total value of $13,966,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 2,495,165 shares in the company, valued at $174,237,371.95. The trade was a 7.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien acquired 2,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were bought at an average price of $69.91 per share, with a total value of $139,820.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 11,051 shares in the company, valued at approximately $772,575.41. The trade was a 22.10% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders purchased 3,346 shares of company stock valued at $218,005 in the last quarter. 1.11% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 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.