Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. Reduces Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. reduced its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 14.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 436,861 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 72,914 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $122,011,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Catalyst Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.8% in the third quarter. Catalyst Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,407 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $393,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the period. Venture Visionary Partners LLC raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 3,540 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $989,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. now owns 1,652 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $461,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,815 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $411,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pflug Koory LLC increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.9% in the second quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 1,133 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $257,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have weighed in on TSM. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $360.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Itau BBA Securities initiated coverage on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, January 2nd. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $355.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 0.3%

TSM stock opened at $330.86 on Wednesday. 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’s 50-day moving average price is $296.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $271.90. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $134.25 and a 52 week high of $336.42. The company has a market cap of $1.71 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 EPS for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 34.34% and a net margin of 43.72%. On average, research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a $0.9678 dividend. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.87 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.74%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and news outlets expect a blockbuster Q4 driven by AI server-chip demand; consensus calls for record revenue and a sizable jump in profit, supporting near-term upside into the print. TSMC Q4 profit poised to soar 27% as AI demand drives growth
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile bullish commentary (including Jim Cramer) is reinforcing expectations for a “monster” quarter, which can support momentum and short-term positioning ahead of earnings. Jim Cramer on Taiwan Semi: “It Should Be a Monster Quarter, But I Think Everyone Knows That”
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that TSMC could dramatically expand U.S. manufacturing (potentially a dozen Arizona plants as part of a trade/tariff deal) reduce geopolitical risk and position TSMC to capture more U.S. data-center spending long-term. That news has lifted sentiment even as it implies heavy capex. TSMC Plans U.S. Expansion in Proposed Taiwan Tariff-Relief Deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street analysts are updating price targets and expectations ahead of earnings — this increases volatility as revisions can push the stock either way depending on the print. Top Wall Street Forecasters Revamp Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Expectations Ahead Of Q4 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces and investor guides highlight TSMC as a core AI-hardware play and recommend positioning ahead of earnings, which sustains interest but also concentrates positioning risk into the report. Small Names, Big Impact: The Stocks Behind NVIDIA’s Rubin (TSM)
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation commentators warn TSMC’s premium multiple implies future gains may be more gradual — investors may be trimming positions ahead of earnings to lock profits. Revenue Keeps Growing at Taiwan Semi. Should You Load Up on TSM Stock for 2026?
• Negative Sentiment: Rising capital intensity and competitors’ big investments (e.g., SK Hynix memory spending) raise margin and cycle-risk concerns; large planned U.S. capex improves security but pressures near-term cash flow and margins. SK Hynix Bets $13 Billion To Lock In AI Memory Dominance

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.