Headwater Capital Co Ltd Purchases 60,000 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Headwater Capital Co Ltd increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 27.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 280,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 60,000 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for 22.0% of Headwater Capital Co Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Headwater Capital Co Ltd’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $63,417,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,159,000 after purchasing an additional 1,892 shares during the last quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $6,344,000. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 16.5% during the first quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 5,603 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $930,000 after buying an additional 795 shares in the last quarter. Ignite Planners LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 40.0% in the first quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 2,494 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $431,000 after buying an additional 712 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFG Advisors raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 26.3% in the first quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 6,018 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $999,000 after acquiring an additional 1,255 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on TSM shares. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, October 17th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $282.53 on Thursday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12-month low of $134.25 and a 12-month high of $311.37. The company has a market cap of $1.47 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.31. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $287.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $244.34. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.33. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 43.72%.The firm had revenue of $32.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $951.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.94 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 40.1% on a year-over-year basis. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.9678 per share. This represents a $3.87 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 is 26.97%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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.