Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Holdings Cut by NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC

NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC reduced its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 1.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 267,229 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 3,640 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up 1.9% of NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $78,573,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in TSM. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter worth $32,000. Mid American Wealth Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter worth $33,000. First Command Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 174.1% in the second quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 159 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the second quarter valued at about $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

TSM stock opened at $342.37 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.77 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.15, a PEG ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.29. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $299.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $274.20. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12-month low of $134.25 and a 12-month high of $351.33.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 36.18%. The business had revenue of $32.50 billion for the quarter. As a group, equities analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid a $0.9678 dividend. This represents a $3.87 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.57%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Itau BBA Securities assumed coverage on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Finally, UBS Group set a $330.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Sunday, December 7th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $381.67.

Trending Headlines about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Record Q4 results and management commentary reinforced that AI demand is real and sustainable, prompting expectations for higher capital spending to meet hyperscaler orders. The World’s Most Important Chipmaker Just Confirmed the AI Megatrend Is Real
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators are bullish post-earnings — multiple write-ups call TSMC central to the AI supply chain and highlight the earnings beat as a green light for the broader chip trade. Here’s What Analysts Are Saying About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Post Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Price-target upgrades are arriving: TD Cowen and others have lifted targets (one widely reported target moved to $370), signaling higher analyst valuation on the back of earnings and AI demand. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) Price Target Raised to $370.00
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile investor activity: Cathie Wood increased exposure (~$1.9M) after the strong quarter, a vote of confidence that can support momentum and flows into the name. Cathie Wood Makes a $1.9M Bet on TSMC After Robust Q4 Earnings. What Wall Street Is Saying
• Positive Sentiment: Expansion into U.S. manufacturing and capacity add plans were highlighted in week-ahead tech roundups — supports longer-term revenue growth from hyperscalers and government-backed demand. OpenAI’s Ad Experiment, TSMC Expansion And More: This Week In Tech
• Neutral Sentiment: The U.S.-Taiwan semiconductor deal aims to shift parts of the supply chain to the U.S.; this supports TSMC’s U.S. footprint but also introduces policy and execution complexity that could affect timelines and costs. What the U.S.-Taiwan deal means for the island’s ‘silicon shield’
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts kept conservative ratings despite raising targets (e.g., TD Cowen maintained a Hold), reflecting valuation and execution checks even as earnings accelerate. Here’s What Analysts Are Saying About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Post Earnings

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.