Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Sold by R Squared Ltd

R Squared Ltd lowered its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 64.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,608 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 6,496 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises about 0.7% of R Squared Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. R Squared Ltd’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $1,219,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TSM. Quattro Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Stephens Consulting LLC boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 82.0% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 91 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Strategic Advocates LLC boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 62.1% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 94 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the period. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on TSM shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, June 17th. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, April 17th. Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $500.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $449.38.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

TSM stock traded down $19.96 on Tuesday, reaching $431.83. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,988,982 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,916,869. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $223.70 and a 52 week high of $479.00. The company has a market capitalization of $2.24 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.36. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $421.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $369.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.49 and a quick ratio of 2.31.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 15th. The semiconductor company reported $3.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $35.49 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.47 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.81% and a net margin of 46.97%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 40.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.12 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a $1.1136 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.12%.

Insider Activity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In related news, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 2,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $69.91 per share, with a total value of $139,820.00. Following the purchase, the vice president owned 11,051 shares in the company, valued at approximately $772,575.41. The trade was a 22.10% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Lipen Yuan purchased 1,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 22nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $79.19 per share, with a total value of $79,190.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the vice president owned 5,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $395,950. This trade represents a 25.00% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders purchased 5,496 shares of company stock worth $404,567 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

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• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to highlight TSMC as a key winner in AI supply chains, with recent notes pointing to strong growth in advanced logic wafer demand and rising price targets. Is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) One of the Top AI Stocks to Buy According to Philippe Laffont?
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 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.