Che-Chia Wei Purchases 146 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) Stock

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) CEO Che-Chia Wei acquired 146 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 7th. The shares were bought at an average price of $76.62 per share, with a total value of $11,186.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 17,835 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,366,517.70. The trade was a 0.83% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Che-Chia Wei also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, June 5th, Che-Chia Wei purchased 150 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The shares were bought at an average price of $76.01 per share, for a total transaction of $11,401.50.
• On Friday, May 8th, Che-Chia Wei purchased 160 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of $71.82 per share, with a total value of $11,491.20.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of TSM stock opened at $434.64 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $426.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $373.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a current ratio of 2.49. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1 year low of $223.70 and a 1 year high of $479.00. The firm has a market cap of $2.25 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.16, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.36.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 15th. The semiconductor company reported $3.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $35.49 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.47 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.81% and a net margin of 46.97%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 40.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.12 EPS. Analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 15.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a $1.1136 dividend. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. This represents a $4.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.71%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Twin City Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.3% in the first quarter. Twin City Private Wealth LLC now owns 7,315 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,479,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.4% during the second quarter. Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. now owns 752 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $359,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. OFS Enterprise LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.0% in the second quarter. OFS Enterprise LLC now owns 653 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $312,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Wealthcare Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.0% in the second quarter. Wealthcare Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,606 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,244,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Life Planners boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Financial Life Planners now owns 786 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $266,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on TSM. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, July 6th. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $490.00 to $590.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Zacks Research cut shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $500.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $449.38.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple company insiders, including CEO Che-Chia Wei and several senior executives, bought TSM shares this week. Investors often view broad insider buying as a signal of management confidence in the company’s outlook and valuation. CEO insider purchase filing
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC remains a dominant foundry, with about 73% global market share and deep exposure to AI leaders such as Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom, reinforcing the view that it remains a core beneficiary of AI infrastructure spending. Article on TSMC market share and competitors
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary around TSMC’s photonics roadmap and its central role in the AI buildout is keeping investors focused on long-term growth catalysts, especially if the company can ease future chip bottlenecks. TSMC photonic ramp article
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC is drawing heavy attention ahead of next week’s earnings report, with several bullish articles suggesting results could be a catalyst, but investors are still waiting for actual guidance and margins to confirm the next move. Prediction: TSMC Stock Is Going to Soar After July 16
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Japan’s Rapidus wants to mass-produce 2 nm chips in 2027 are raising competitive concerns, because any credible new rival could pressure TSMC’s long-term pricing power and technology lead. A Potential New Rival Wants to Undercut TSMC

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.