KBC Group NV Purchases 19,026 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

KBC Group NV increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 20.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 112,831 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,026 shares during the period. KBC Group NV’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $25,555,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in TSM. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake 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. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 9.4% in the 1st quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,317 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $386,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the first quarter valued at about $6,344,000. CWM LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 32,112 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,331,000 after buying an additional 340 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.7% in the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 2,024 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $336,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TSM has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, October 27th. Itau BBA Securities began coverage on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Susquehanna increased their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, October 17th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $371.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 3.0%

NYSE:TSM opened at $281.82 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $284.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $240.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 2.15. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a one year low of $134.25 and a one year high of $311.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.46 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.31.

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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid a $0.9678 dividend. This represents a $3.87 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.97%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 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.