Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Stake Trimmed by Goodman Advisory Group LLC

Goodman Advisory Group LLC reduced its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 12.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,979 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 4,433 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises 2.6% of Goodman Advisory Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Goodman Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $10,132,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in TSM. Shannon River Fund Management LLC bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the third quarter valued at approximately $2,430,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 66.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,215,353 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $976,821,000 after buying an additional 1,281,648 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter valued at $961,000. Meridian Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 27.9% during the 4th quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 65,974 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $20,049,000 after buying an additional 14,406 shares during the period. Finally, Boyer Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter worth $648,000. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TSM has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Bank of America boosted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $490.00 to $590.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $500.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $449.38.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $432.49 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $413.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $363.39. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $221.18 and a 12 month high of $476.79. The company has a current ratio of 2.49, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.24 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.38.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 36.81%. The firm had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. Equities analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.1136 per share. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.12%.

Insider Transactions at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Lipen Yuan bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $79.19 per share, for a total transaction of $79,190.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president owned 5,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $395,950. This represents a 25.00% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total transaction of $13,966,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 2,495,165 shares in the company, valued at $174,237,371.95. This represents a 7.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders bought 4,496 shares of company stock valued at $327,927. Corporate insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Aletheia Capital raised its price target on TSM and kept a Buy rating, citing expectations for continued advanced-node growth tied to the AI chip cycle. Aletheia Capital Raises Price Target on Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) on Advanced Node Growth Expectations
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and fund commentary continued to highlight TSM as a core AI infrastructure winner, pointing to strong earnings, pricing power, and its key role in the AI capex cycle. Strong Earnings Demonstrate Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited’s (TSM) Key Role in The AI-Capex Cycle
• Positive Sentiment: TSM was also featured in bullish articles calling it a leading long-term AI chip and infrastructure investment, reflecting continued investor enthusiasm for the stock’s fundamentals. Here’s Why Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) May Be the Smartest AI Infrastructure Buy Right Now
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC disclosed routine updates including heavy capex plans, a bond issuance, and a share capital reduction for May 2026, which appear more operational than market-moving on their own. TSMC Details Heavy Capex, Bond Issuance and Share Capital Reduction for May 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market commentary suggests some investors are questioning the crowded “all-in on AI” trade, which may be creating temporary pressure on large AI names like TSM despite solid fundamentals. A VC Says the ‘All Your Eggs in the AI Basket’ Trade Is Finally Cracking — Here’s Where the Money Goes Next
• Negative Sentiment: Articles comparing Intel and TSM discussed how big tech is diversifying away from Taiwan, which may have raised investor concerns about future supply-chain concentration risk for TSM. Big Tech’s Quiet Diversification Out of Taiwan Is the Ultimate Catalyst for Intel’s Turnaround

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.