Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Acquired by Formidable Asset Management LLC

Formidable Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 93.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 7,069 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 3,424 shares during the quarter. Formidable Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $1,974,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Stephens Consulting LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 82.0% in the fourth quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 91 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV acquired a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Cedar Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 91.4% in the 3rd quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC now owns 134 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westend Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 476.2% in the 4th quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 121 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Sunday, March 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $55.93 per share, with a total value of $55,930.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president directly owned 9,051 shares in the company, valued at approximately $506,222.43. The trade was a 12.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.11% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:TSM opened at $338.67 on Friday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $134.25 and a 12 month high of $390.20. The stock has a market cap of $1.75 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.80, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.35. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $349.08 and its 200 day moving average price is $314.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 2.62 and a quick ratio of 2.42.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 34.89% and a net margin of 45.13%.The firm had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Equities research analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.9503 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.36%.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullish take: a Seeking Alpha piece argues TSMC’s AI foundry leadership still has room to run, reinforcing expectations of continued demand for advanced nodes and high-margin AI wafers. TSMC: The AI Foundry Supremacy Still Has Room To Run
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings beat expected: previews (247WallSt) say the market now expects TSMC to beat on April 16 as AI demand remains very strong — a beat could lift the stock materially. How Big Will Taiwan Semiconductor’s Beat Be on April 16?
• Positive Sentiment: Capacity expansion progress: Reuters reports TSMC plans to begin equipment installs and mass production of 3nm wafers at its second Japan plant in 2028 — supports long-term supply and customer diversification. TSMC plans 3-nanometre chip production launch in Japan in 2028
• Positive Sentiment: Insider signal: recent director-level activity (TipRanks) shows a notable insider bet, which investors often view as a confidence signal. TSMC Insider Makes Bold New Bet on Chip Giant’s Future
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually large options volume: markets are seeing heavy options activity in TSMC (AmericanBankingNews), which can signal speculative positioning or hedging ahead of earnings and amplify moves in either direction. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Sees Unusually Large Options Volume
• Neutral Sentiment: Elevated investor attention: Zacks notes heavy search interest in TSMC — higher attention raises liquidity and volatility but is agnostic on direction. Investors Heavily Search Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM)
• Negative Sentiment: Margin pressure risk: Zacks highlights concerns that costly global fab expansion (higher overseas production costs) could strain FY26 margin guidance despite AI tailwinds — a miss or cautious margin outlook could weigh on shares. Can TSM Meet FY26 Margin Guidance Amid Fab Expansion Cost Pressures?
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical/supply-chain risk: coverage on Nvidia/AMD notes Iran-related supply-chain concerns for the chip sector; broader geopolitical tension can create short-term sector volatility and raise risk premia for TSMC. Nvidia, AMD Stocks Recover Early Losses. Iran Remains Top of Mind.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. TD Cowen raised their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Zacks Research cut shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $391.43.

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.