Rep. Julia Letlow Purchases Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM)

Representative Julia Letlow (Republican-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM). In a filing disclosed on March 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock on February 2nd. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT ACCOUNT #025” account.

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• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Vistra (NYSE:VST) on 2/17/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of AT&T (NYSE:T) on 2/12/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR) on 2/12/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Icon (NASDAQ:ICLR) on 2/12/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN) on 2/12/2026.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $327.44 on Friday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a twelve month low of $134.25 and a twelve month high of $390.20. The company has a quick ratio of 2.42, a current ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $348.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $312.99. The firm has a market cap of $1.70 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.75, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 34.89% and a net margin of 45.13%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $0.9503 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.36%.

Insider Activity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In other news, VP Bor-Zen Tien purchased 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Sunday, March 22nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $55.93 per share, for a total transaction of $55,930.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president owned 9,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $506,222.43. This trade represents a 12.42% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TSM has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Argus upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $391.43.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 43.2% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,650,983 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,506,389,000 after buying an additional 2,006,745 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 109.5% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,526,160 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $798,640,000 after acquiring an additional 1,842,951 shares during the period. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 268.2% in the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 2,499,677 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $566,152,000 after acquiring an additional 1,820,852 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.1% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 17,464,962 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,307,428,000 after acquiring an additional 1,750,824 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter worth about $495,163,000. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: Columbia Threadneedle highlighted strong AI chip demand that helped TSMC rally, underlining robust end-market demand and revenue visibility for foundry leaders. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Soared on Strong AI Chip Demand
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC has announced an aggressive 2026 capex plan ($52B–$56B) focused on advanced nodes and global fabs to capture AI compute demand — a near-term cash outflow that strengthens its long-term manufacturing moat and pricing power. Will TSM’s Aggressive Capex Plan Strengthen Its Foundry Dominance?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyses from Fool/MarketBeat reinforce the narrative that TSMC is central to the AI hardware buildout (pricing power, capacity squeeze, and strategic supplier relationships), supporting a bullish medium-term outlook for margins and cash flow. TSMC Has a Monopoly on Making AI Chips. Here’s Why This Stock Could Be the Safest Bet in the $700 Billion Capex Boom.
• Positive Sentiment: Recent insider buying reported (Bor‑Zen Tien purchased shares) gives a modest positive signal about management/insider conviction. Bor-Zen Tien Acquires 1,000 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: The ALPS Nautilus SMR, Nuclear & Technology ETF replaced TSM with Broadcom in a March rebalance — a small, fund-specific headwind but not indicative of broad selling pressure. New Nuclear ETF Swaps TSM for Broadcom in Rebalance
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces note large institutional flows and 13F activity across mega-caps; headlines on institutional selling are mixed and not clearly targeted at TSM, so impact is ambiguous. Institutional Investors Are Selling One of Wall Street’s Premier Trillion-Dollar Club Members (No, Not Nvidia!)
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk: recent coverage of Middle East tensions has sharpened focus on Taiwan-related supply risk (TSMC concentrates advanced node production in Taiwan), which could trigger risk-premium flows if escalation concerns rise. The Iran War Puts a Spotlight on Taiwan Risk. There’s More at Stake for Your Portfolio.

About Representative Letlow

Julia Letlow (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. She assumed office on April 14, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Letlow (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026.

Julia Letlow earned a doctorate. Letlow’s career experience includes working as a senior administrator with the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

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.