Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Has $169.52 Million Stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM)

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 166.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 858,345 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 536,551 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.'s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $169,515,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 77.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. Archer Investment Corp increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 48.1% during the 3rd quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the period. American Capital Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 3rd quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, OLD Second National Bank of Aurora increased its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 169.8% during the 3rd quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora now owns 232 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on TSM. Susquehanna restated a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, October 18th. StockNews.com cut shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $220.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

NYSE:TSM traded up $0.06 on Wednesday, reaching $202.46. The stock had a trading volume of 14,900,679 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,889,504. The company has a market capitalization of $1.05 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.07. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has a 1-year low of $112.61 and a 1-year high of $226.40. The company has a quick ratio of 2.30, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $201.42 and a 200-day moving average price of $185.89.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 40.51% and a return on equity of 30.47%. Research analysts forecast that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited will post 9.12 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be given a $0.5484 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 18th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.49. This represents a $2.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.08%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's payout ratio is 31.11%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile

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.