Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Sold by CapWealth Advisors LLC

CapWealth Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 2.7% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 108,726 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 3,059 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up 2.7% of CapWealth Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. CapWealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $30,366,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Golden State Equity Partners lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 14.7% in the third quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 6,389 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,784,000 after buying an additional 817 shares during the last quarter. Mattern Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.7% during the 3rd quarter. Mattern Capital Management LLC now owns 6,552 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,830,000 after acquiring an additional 686 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC raised its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 28.9% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 352 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 87,201 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $24,354,000 after purchasing an additional 321 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Management Associates Inc. bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter worth $307,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TSM has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group set a $330.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Sunday, December 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $290.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Sunday, December 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, December 14th. Finally, 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. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $355.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of TSM opened at $303.77 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $134.25 and a 12 month high of $313.98. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $293.04 and its 200-day moving average is $265.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.57 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 34.34% and a net margin of 43.72%. 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a $0.9678 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.87 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.85%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. granted an annual license allowing TSMC to bring chipmaking equipment into its Nanjing, China fab — this preserves local production capacity and reduces operational uncertainty for TSMC’s China operations. US grants annual approval to TSMC for chipmaking tool exports to China
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia’s strong AI demand and reports that it has asked TSMC to ramp production of H200/H-series AI chips boost near‑term wafer demand and utilization at TSMC’s advanced nodes. That supports revenue/volume visibility. Exclusive: Nvidia sounds out TSMC on new H200 chip order as China demand jumps, sources say
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC has updated progress on mass production of 2nm chips — a technical leadership point that supports its long‑term moat and pricing power at the most advanced nodes. TSMC Stock (TSM) Rallies on Mass Production of 2nm Chips
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple investor pieces highlight TSMC as a backbone of the AI supply chain and a long‑term winner (e.g., recent Motley Fool writeups), which can help sentiment and attract flows into TSMC shares. 5 Top Artificial Intelligence Stocks to Buy in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC closed recent sessions outperforming a weaker market (note pieces covering short‑term gains), reflecting relative strength but not necessarily a catalytic company announcement. Why the Market Dipped But TSMC (TSM) Gained Today
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/feature pieces (Seeking Alpha, Yahoo/finance) argue TSMC’s moat is deepening and it’s a multi‑year AI beneficiary — supportive for long‑term positioning but already largely priced into the stock. TSMC’s Moat Is Deepening
• Negative Sentiment: The Nvidia–Intel arrangement to secure additional advanced packaging capacity could ease NVIDIA’s dependence on TSMC’s packaging throughput over time, potentially reducing one source of pricing power and bottleneck-driven margins for TSMC. Investors may re‑price that competitive dynamic if Intel’s capacity captures meaningful share. Sleeping With the Enemy: Inside the NVIDIA-Intel Deal (TSM)

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.