Cantillon Capital Management LLC Has $784.24 Million Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Cantillon Capital Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 1.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,807,971 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 30,952 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for about 4.3% of Cantillon Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Cantillon Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.05% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing worth $784,238,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Childress Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 145.3% during the third quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $891,000 after buying an additional 1,891 shares during the period. Powers Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $240,000. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 10.1% during the 2nd quarter. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. now owns 236,503 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $53,566,000 after buying an additional 21,648 shares during the last quarter. Cherokee Insurance Co acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,248,000. Finally, Dupont Capital Management Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.6% in the 2nd quarter. Dupont Capital Management Corp now owns 89,303 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $20,226,000 after acquiring an additional 9,247 shares during the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Seeking Alpha: TSMC raised capex guidance and signaled a multi-year AI buildout (capex $52–56B in 2025), expecting full utilization of advanced nodes (N2/N3/N5), higher gross margins (GPM 63–65% in 2026) and a long runway for AI datacenter revenue (mid‑to‑high‑50s % CAGR). This is the primary positive driver behind today’s strength. Taiwan Semiconductor: Capex Guidance Raise Suggests AI Buildout Cycle Until 2028
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street / Market coverage: Multiple outlets report growing analyst bullishness on TSMC’s AI dominance after the quarter — reinforcing momentum and buy-side confidence in TSMC’s guidance and pricing power. Wall Street Gets More Bullish on TSMC’s AI Dominance
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat: TSMC’s strong revenue and AI-accelerator outlook also support demand signals for ecosystem partners (e.g., Broadcom, Meta), implying sustained foundry orders from hyperscalers. Positive for TSMC’s long-term demand profile. Why Taiwan Semiconductor and Meta Could Be the Hidden Bull Case for Broadcom
• Positive Sentiment: The Motley Fool / Fool.com: TSMC’s quarter boosted equipment makers (e.g., ASML) and validated strong capex across the supply chain — a sign that TSMC’s upgrade cycle is translating into orders for lithography and fab equipment, supporting the industry upcycle. TSMC Just Delivered Incredible News for ASML Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks / market summaries: Short‑term momentum pieces note TSM is up materially in recent sessions (weekly gains), useful for momentum investors but less informative on longer-term fundamental change. TSMC (TSM) Is Up 5.80% in One Week: What You Should Know
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketBeat / industry comp: Coverage comparing equipment vendors highlights TSMC’s central role in the AI capex cycle but focuses more on supplier selection (ASML, AMAT, LRCX) than on direct TSM fundamentals. Useful context but secondary to TSMC’s own guidance. Which Semiconductor Equipment Stock Has More Upside in 2026?
• Negative Sentiment: Risk note — large, sustained capex increases are capital‑intensive and execution‑sensitive; watch capex delivery, cyclical demand shifts and TSM’s valuation (PE ~30.6). These factors could amplify downside if growth or margins disappoint. Capex Guidance Raise Suggests AI Buildout Cycle Until 2028 (risk context)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:TSM opened at $327.24 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $302.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $276.31. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $134.25 and a 1 year high of $351.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.70 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 2.47.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 36.18%. The company had revenue of $32.50 billion during the quarter. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a $0.9678 dividend. This represents a $3.87 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.57%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, December 29th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $381.67.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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.