Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Stock Holdings Cut by Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC

Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC trimmed its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 38.6% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 10,287 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 6,455 shares during the quarter. Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $4,693,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. 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 during the last quarter. Fundsmith LLP bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter worth $548,465,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter worth $490,461,000. Perseverance Asset Management International boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1,453.9% in the first quarter. Perseverance Asset Management International now owns 446,505 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $150,896,000 after purchasing an additional 417,771 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DJE Kapital AG acquired a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the first quarter worth $118,389,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC continues to benefit from its position as the world’s leading advanced-chip foundry. Its revenue has consistently exceeded Applied Materials’ over the past eight quarters and has shown a steadier upward trend, supporting the view that demand for leading-edge processors remains strong. Applied Materials vs. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term investor articles continue to identify TSMC as a potential multibagger because of its exposure to AI accelerators, advanced manufacturing and sustained customer demand. The thesis assumes that earnings and cash flow can continue compounding through 2030. What a $10,000 Investment in TSMC Stock Will Be Worth by 2030
• Positive Sentiment: Bell Global Equities Fund continues to hold TSMC, indicating that an institutional investor views the company’s scale, technology leadership and AI exposure as attractive despite the recent volatility. Why Bell Global Equities Fund Continues to Favor TSMC
• Positive Sentiment: Taiwan’s semiconductor industry supports a government review of potentially restarting nuclear power plants. Improved electricity availability and reliability could help address one of TSMC’s key operational risks as chip-fabrication capacity expands. Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Group Backs Nuclear Power Review
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC remains one of the most closely watched semiconductor stocks, reflecting strong investor interest but also heightened sensitivity to earnings expectations, valuation and news affecting the AI supply chain. TSMC Is Attracting Investor Attention
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are increasingly considering whether AI spending could slow in 2027. A deceleration would pressure the semiconductor sector, although TSMC may hold up better than companies with less differentiated positions because it controls a critical manufacturing bottleneck. If AI Spending Slows in 2027
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary argues that TSMC is spending heavily to defend its lead, raising concerns about capital intensity, execution and whether future returns will justify the investment. Those concerns may be contributing to pressure on the shares after their strong run. TSMC: Spending Its Lead to Keep It

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Lipen Yuan purchased 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $74.50 per share, with a total value of $74,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 6,000 shares in the company, valued at $447,000. This trade represents a 20.00% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $73.06 per share, for a total transaction of $73,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 14,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,026,566.06. The trade was a 7.66% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have acquired 7,043 shares of company stock valued at $530,986. Company insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on TSM shares. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $500.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, October 16th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, October 7th. Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, September 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $515.00 price target for the company. Weiss Ratings raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $528.78.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $405.05 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $435.00 and a 200-day simple moving average of $399.49. The company has a current ratio of 2.46, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $266.82 and a 1-year high of $487.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.10 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.07, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.37.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $4.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.45 by $0.15. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 51.51% and a return on equity of 42.84%. The business had revenue of $46.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.67 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.92 EPS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s quarterly revenue was up 41.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 17.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 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.