6,721 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Purchased by Sepio Capital LP

Sepio Capital LP grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 198.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,103 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,721 shares during the quarter. Sepio Capital LP’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $4,609,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Tiger Global Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 49.4% in the 1st quarter. Tiger Global Management LLC now owns 5,565,074 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,880,717,000 after purchasing an additional 1,839,600 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.8% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 2,591,510 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $875,802,000 after purchasing an additional 274,389 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 67.2% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,717,515 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $783,513,000 after purchasing an additional 690,523 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.9% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,781,764 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $602,147,000 after buying an additional 130,602 shares during the period. Finally, AMF Tjanstepension AB raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.4% in the first quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB now owns 1,632,738 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $551,784,000 after buying an additional 98,123 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In other news, VP Bor-Zen Tien acquired 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were bought at an average price of $73.06 per share, for a total transaction of $73,060.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the vice president directly owned 14,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,026,566.06. This trade represents a 7.66% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Lipen Yuan acquired 350 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $73.58 per share, for a total transaction of $25,753.00. Following the purchase, the vice president directly owned 2,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $147,160. This trade represents a 21.21% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders acquired 8,043 shares of company stock valued at $598,956 in the last ninety days. 1.11% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

TSM stock opened at $412.35 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.46. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $266.82 and a 1 year high of $487.47. The firm has a market cap of $2.14 trillion, a P/E ratio of 26.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.37. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $434.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $420.16.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 8th. The semiconductor company reported $4.62 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $46.87 billion for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 42.84% and a net margin of 51.51%. On average, equities analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 17.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 10th will be given a $1.0854 dividend. This represents a $4.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. This is a negative change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.1136. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 10th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is 22.27%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on TSM. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus began coverage on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $515.00 price target for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $528.78.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AI demand remains a major growth driver. Recent third-quarter earnings commentary indicates that demand for advanced chips, high-performance computing and AI infrastructure continues to exceed available capacity. Analysts view TSMC’s manufacturing scale, leading-edge nodes and advanced packaging capabilities as key competitive advantages. ASML Vs. Taiwan Semiconductor: Who Can More Fully Satisfy AI Demand?
• Positive Sentiment: Moody’s upgraded TSMC’s issuer rating to Aa2 from Aa3 and changed its outlook to stable, citing the company’s dominant foundry position and persistent AI-related demand. The upgrade may reduce financing risk and reinforces confidence in TSMC’s balance sheet and long-term cash-generation ability. Moody’s upgrades TSMC rating to Aa2
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC is reportedly in discussions with SpaceX regarding the proposed Terafab chip plant. TSMC would participate only if it operates the facility, which could create a meaningful long-term customer and capacity opportunity, although the talks remain preliminary. Taiwan Semiconductor Wants In on SpaceX’s Terafab
• Positive Sentiment: Several investment articles argue that strong recent results, raised guidance and the AI infrastructure build-out could support substantial earnings growth through 2030. Executive share purchases and inclusion in new AI-focused ETFs provide additional supportive signals, though neither guarantees future performance. Prediction: TSMC Stock Is Going to $1,200 by 2030
• Neutral Sentiment: The supplied articles do not report a material negative development for TSMC. The share decline therefore appears more consistent with broader semiconductor-sector or valuation-related pressure and profit-taking than with deterioration in the company’s operating outlook.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM), commonly known as TSMC, is a dedicated semiconductor foundry headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The company manufactures integrated circuits for customers that design their own chips, allowing semiconductor, electronics, and technology companies to outsource production rather than operate their own fabrication facilities.

TSMC provides wafer fabrication services across a broad range of process technologies, including advanced nodes used in high-performance computing, smartphones, automotive systems, and artificial intelligence applications.