Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) Shares Down 3.1% – Here’s What Happened

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM)’s stock price dropped 3.1% during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $398.83 and last traded at $404.9470. Approximately 11,740,988 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 17% from the average daily volume of 14,087,590 shares. The stock had previously closed at $417.72.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s long-term outlook remains strong, with the company now expecting the global semiconductor market to exceed $1.5 trillion by 2030, up from its prior $1 trillion forecast, driven by AI and high-performance computing demand. TSMC says global chip market to hit $1.5 trillion by 2030 as AI drives growth
• Positive Sentiment: The company is accelerating investment in 2nm chips, CoWoS packaging, and AI infrastructure, and says AI/HPC demand is supporting 2026 revenue growth above 30%, reinforcing its role as a core AI supply-chain winner. TSMC says global chip market to hit $1.5 trillion by 2030 as AI drives growth
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America reiterated a Buy rating after TSMC’s technology symposium, saying recent concerns are overdone, which supports the bullish case for the stock. Buy TSMC stock as ’recent concerns are overdone’: BofA
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC also filed reviewed Q1 2026 financials with the U.S. SEC, a routine disclosure that does not appear to be the main driver of trading. TSMC Files Q1 2026 Reviewed Financials with U.S. SEC
• Negative Sentiment: TSMC disclosed plans to sell a large stake in VIS, which may pressure sentiment because investors often dislike unexpected asset sales, even if the move is meant to sharpen focus on core foundry operations. TSMC plans to sell 152 million shares in chipmaker Vanguard
• Negative Sentiment: Some headline momentum may also be weighed by high-profile selling from investors such as ARK Invest, which sold TSMC shares near record highs after a strong run. ARK Invest Offloads TSMC (TSM) at Peak, Snaps Up Cerebras After Stellar Market Debut

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TSM has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Dbs Bank raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $404.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 3.1%

The company’s fifty day moving average price is $365.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $334.81. The stock has a market cap of $2.10 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a current ratio of 2.51.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 38.17%. Equities analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.25 EPS 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. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a $1.1136 dividend. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.71%.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Sunday, March 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $55.93 per share, for a total transaction of $55,930.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president owned 9,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $506,222.43. The trade was a 12.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In the last three months, insiders have bought 1,346 shares of company stock valued at $78,185. 1.11% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quattro Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 82.0% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 91 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 257.7% during the 1st quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 93 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Advocates LLC lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 62.1% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 94 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

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.