Rep. Cleo Fields Buys Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) Stock

Posted by ABMN Staff on Feb 5th, 2026

Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM). In a filing disclosed on February 03rd, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock on January 8th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY – E*TRADE #2” account.

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Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) on 1/12/2026.
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Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of IREN (NASDAQ:IREN) on 12/26/2025.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ:OPEN) on 12/26/2025.
Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 12/15/2025.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) on 12/15/2025.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:TSM opened at $325.65 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.69 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.58, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.31. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $312.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $283.01. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $134.25 and a 52 week high of $351.33. The company has a quick ratio of 2.47, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 EPS 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. 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 company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid a $0.9678 dividend. This represents a $3.87 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.57%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. UBS Group set a $330.00 price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Sunday, December 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Argus raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $381.67.

View Our Latest Analysis on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Key Stories Impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

Positive Sentiment: TSMC plans mass production of 3‑nanometre chips at its Kumamoto, Japan fab with an estimated $17 billion investment — a major, long‑term capacity commitment that strengthens TSMC’s position on advanced nodes, deepens ties in Japan, and supports future revenue from high‑end AI and HPC customers. TSMC plans 3‑nanometre chip production in Japan with $17 billion investment, Yomiuri reports
Positive Sentiment: An analyst price target was raised ~17.7% to $360.38, signaling upgraded street expectations for TSMC’s earnings/valuation trajectory and providing direct buy-side ammunition. Price target increased by 17.68% to 360.38
Positive Sentiment: Multiple industry/market commentators and screens are bullish: Zacks added TSM to its Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and momentum lists, highlighting continued positive analyst momentum and technical interest. Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for February 4th New Strong Buy Stocks for February 4th
Positive Sentiment: Seeking Alpha commentary frames TSMC as a primary beneficiary of the AI boom — reinforcing thesis that demand for leading‑edge nodes (for GPUs/AI accelerators) should underpin revenue and pricing power over coming years. Taiwan Semiconductor: Winner Of The AI Boom As The Critical Foundry Supplier The Future Of AI Stocks? TSMC Commentary Suggests AI Megatrend
Neutral Sentiment: An opinion piece compares TSMC and Broadcom and suggests investors may choose one exposure over the other — useful for portfolio allocation decisions but not new company-specific fundamentals. Taiwan Semiconductor or Broadcom? You Should Only Own One of Them
Neutral Sentiment: Technical coverage: a Benzinga piece notes a recent bullish trading signal that preceded an intraday close higher — suggests some technical momentum among traders but does not alter the fundamental outlook. TSM Stock Closes Higher After Key Trading Signal

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Oak Harvest Investment Services lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Oak Harvest Investment Services now owns 1,106 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $336,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Falcon Wealth Planning raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Falcon Wealth Planning now owns 780 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $237,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the period. Drive Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Drive Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,997 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,522,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 1,551 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $434,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. Finally, Sovereign Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 793 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $241,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

About Representative FIELDS

Cleo Fields (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Fields (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026.

Cleo Fields graduated from McKinley High School in 1980. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Southern University in 1984 and a J.D. from the Southern University Law Center in 1987. His career experience includes working as a state legislator and U.S. congressman. When Fields was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1986, he was the youngest person ever elected to the State Senate in Louisiana’s history. In 1995, Fields ran for governor of Louisiana, becoming the first African American since reconstruction to make the runoff.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Profile

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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.