Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Sold by Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s.

Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. reduced its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 10.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,046 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 2,559 shares during the quarter. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $11,006,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 66.3% in the fourth 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 period. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter worth $961,000. Meridian Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 27.9% during the fourth quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 65,974 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $20,049,000 after acquiring an additional 14,406 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 273.2% in the 1st quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 81,189 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,438,000 after acquiring an additional 59,435 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stiles Financial Services Inc lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 79.1% in the 4th quarter. Stiles Financial Services Inc now owns 4,355 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,323,000 after acquiring an additional 1,923 shares in the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Record July revenue reinforced the AI growth story. TSMC reported July sales of approximately NT$467.58 billion, up 44.7% year over year and 5.6% from June. Management expects 2026 revenue growth slightly above 40% in U.S. dollar terms, indicating continued strength in AI accelerators, high-performance computing and advanced-node production. Taiwan Semiconductor’s July Revenue Rose 45%
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC and Sony launched a $4.69 billion Japanese joint venture. Sony will control Advanced Vision Semiconductor Manufacturing, while TSMC will invest approximately $1.8 billion. The venture will develop and manufacture next-generation smartphone image sensors, with volume production targeted for 2029. The project expands TSMC’s geographic footprint and diversifies its exposure beyond AI and computing. TSMC Stock Rises as Sony Venture Launches
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive. Bernstein raised its TSMC price target to $554 from $430 and maintained an “outperform” rating, citing a potentially significant CPU opportunity as agentic AI expands. Other analysts have also raised targets, contributing to a broadly positive consensus view. Central Processing Units Could Be New Growth Driver for TSMC
• Neutral Sentiment: Capital spending is rising alongside demand. TSMC increased its 2026 capital-spending guidance to $60 billion-$64 billion to expand advanced capacity. The investment supports long-term growth but could pressure near-term free cash flow if AI demand or customer returns weaken.
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC declared a quarterly dividend of $1.0854 per share, payable January 7, 2027, representing an annualized yield of approximately 1%. CEO Che-Chia Wei also made a modest open-market purchase, a potentially positive confidence signal but not a major financial catalyst.
• Negative Sentiment: Execution and geopolitical risks temper the outlook. Analysts have warned of uncertainty around whether heavy AI investments will generate sufficient returns in 2028-2029. Potential U.S. restrictions on advanced-chip shipments to China could further limit sales opportunities, while TSMC’s valuation leaves the stock vulnerable to any slowdown in AI spending.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of TSM opened at $429.03 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.46, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $426.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $389.45. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $223.70 and a 1-year high of $479.00. The company has a market cap of $2.23 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.95, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.38.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.28 EPS for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 50.31% and a return on equity of 39.37%. The firm had revenue of $39.89 billion during the quarter. On average, research analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 16.44 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, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 10th will be given a $1.0854 dividend. This represents a $4.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 10th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.43%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TSM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. DA Davidson upped their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $524.25.

Insider Activity

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Lipen Yuan purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $79.19 per share, for a total transaction of $79,190.00. Following the purchase, the vice president owned 5,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $395,950. The trade was a 25.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $73.06 per share, with a total value of $73,060.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president directly owned 14,051 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,026,566.06. The trade was a 7.66% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders acquired a total of 18,312 shares of company stock valued at $1,347,058 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

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.