O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 5.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 349,791 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 19,401 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for approximately 0.6% of O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 28th largest holding. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC's holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $69,080,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of TSM. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 4th quarter valued at $39,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
TSM has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Barclays raised their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $220.00.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance
Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock traded up $0.81 on Monday, hitting $166.06. The stock had a trading volume of 19,391,567 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,307,763. The stock has a market cap of $861.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a quick ratio of 2.30, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has a twelve month low of $125.78 and a twelve month high of $226.40. The business's 50 day moving average is $192.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $192.71.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.24 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.16 by $0.08. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 30.47% and a net margin of 40.51%. Analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 12th will be paid a $0.6855 dividend. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 12th. This represents a $2.74 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.65%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's payout ratio is 30.68%.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It provides a range of wafer fabrication processes, including processes to manufacture complementary metal- oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, bipolar CMOS mixed-signal, and others.
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