Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Shares Sold by Balboa Wealth Partners

Balboa Wealth Partners cut its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 9.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 27,050 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 2,794 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for 1.5% of Balboa Wealth Partners’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Balboa Wealth Partners’ holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $9,142,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Quattro Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Stephens Consulting LLC raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 82.0% during the fourth quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 91 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Strategic Advocates LLC lifted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 62.1% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 94 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Bor-Zen Tien acquired 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were bought at an average price of $69.91 per share, with a total value of $139,820.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the vice president owned 11,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $772,575.41. This represents a 22.10% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Tzu-Sou Chuang sold 200,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.83, for a total value of $13,966,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 2,495,165 shares in the company, valued at approximately $174,237,371.95. This represents a 7.42% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have purchased 3,496 shares of company stock worth $248,737. 1.11% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 22nd. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $410.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $404.29.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple recent articles argue TSMC remains attractively valued despite its strong run, with bullish takes calling it a buy on AI demand, earnings growth, and momentum. Taiwan Semiconductor: Not Expensive When You Run The Numbers On AI Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators say TSMC is still benefiting from surging AI chip demand and tight advanced-node capacity, supporting the case for continued growth. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) Does Not Rule Out Price Rises as Costs Increase
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are also watching the impact of U.S.-China trade tensions and possible tariff escalation, which could add volatility for global chipmakers. They Forgot to Protect Our Industries With TARIFFS! — Does a Trump Trade War 2.0 Loom?
• Neutral Sentiment: Fresh headlines about U.S. scrutiny of ASML and Taiwan’s potential chip export curbs to China keep geopolitical risk in focus for the semiconductor sector. ASML Draws Fresh China Scrutiny
• Neutral Sentiment: Intel’s new Apple partnership may stir competition in U.S. chip manufacturing, but it also underscores how dominant TSMC remains in advanced foundry production. Trump says Apple to partner with Intel on US chip design, production

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

TSM opened at $462.80 on Monday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a twelve month low of $206.20 and a twelve month high of $465.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.40 trillion, a PE ratio of 38.50, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a current ratio of 2.49, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $406.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $358.66.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 46.97% and a return on equity of 36.81%. The company had revenue of $30.65 billion during the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a $1.1136 dividend. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. This represents a $4.45 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is 25.12%.

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.