Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC Has $226,000 Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 5.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,362 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 82 shares during the period. Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $226,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TSM. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,159,000 after buying an additional 1,892 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 21.3% during the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 3,683 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $727,000 after acquiring an additional 646 shares during the period. First Manhattan CO. LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 50.0% during the fourth quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 35,793 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $7,091,000 after acquiring an additional 11,926 shares during the period. Fiduciary Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 4,428 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $874,000 after acquiring an additional 271 shares during the period. Finally, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 578.7% during the fourth quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 27,004 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,333,000 after acquiring an additional 23,025 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $240.00 price objective (up from $215.00) on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $270.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, August 31st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $258.33.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $243.02 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $236.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $200.87. The company has a quick ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12-month low of $134.25 and a 12-month high of $248.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.26 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.23.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.13 by $0.34. The business had revenue of $30.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $28.50 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 33.37% and a net margin of 42.91%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 44.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.48 earnings per share. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.8348 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 11th. This represents a $3.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.16%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It provides a range of wafer fabrication processes, including processes to manufacture complementary metal- oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, bipolar CMOS mixed-signal, and others.