Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM is Lansdowne Partners UK LLP’s 5th Largest Position

Lansdowne Partners UK LLP trimmed its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 70.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 498,017 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,164,060 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for approximately 11.7% of Lansdowne Partners UK LLP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Lansdowne Partners UK LLP’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $82,671,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LTS One Management LP boosted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 9.8% during the first quarter. LTS One Management LP now owns 129,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $21,414,000 after purchasing an additional 11,500 shares during the period. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ boosted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.1% during the first quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ now owns 137,530 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $22,830,000 after purchasing an additional 2,869 shares during the period. MYDA Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the first quarter worth about $5,810,000. Okabena Investment Services Inc. lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.7% in the first quarter. Okabena Investment Services Inc. now owns 28,494 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,730,000 after acquiring an additional 472 shares during the period. Finally, Coalescence Partners Investment Management LP lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1,458.3% in the first quarter. Coalescence Partners Investment Management LP now owns 192,150 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $31,897,000 after acquiring an additional 179,819 shares during the period. 16.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on TSM shares. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective (up from $215.00) on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 23rd. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $270.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $258.33.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE TSM opened at $239.30 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market cap of $1.24 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $233.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $199.47. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $134.25 and a 52 week high of $248.28.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.34. The firm had revenue of $30.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.50 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 42.91% and a return on equity of 33.37%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s revenue was up 44.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.48 EPS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.