Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) Shares Down 13.6% - What's Next?

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) fell 13.6% on Monday . The stock traded as low as $193.20 and last traded at $191.77. 31,000,628 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 72% from the average session volume of 18,053,980 shares. The stock had previously closed at $221.88.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on TSM shares. Barclays lifted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. StockNews.com cut shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Susquehanna reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, October 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $220.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $1.05 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.07. The business has a 50 day moving average of $201.42 and a 200 day moving average of $185.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 2.57 and a quick ratio of 2.30.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.24 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.16 by $0.08. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 40.51% and a return on equity of 30.47%. As a group, research analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited will post 9.12 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSM. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 55,974,769 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $9,721,138,000 after buying an additional 3,783,802 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.3% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 28,767,106 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $4,995,984,000 after acquiring an additional 359,854 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 19,392,159 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,829,757,000 after purchasing an additional 1,102,166 shares during the period. WCM Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 14.1% during the third quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 9,738,181 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,733,104,000 after purchasing an additional 1,206,359 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 72.9% during the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 6,949,520 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,372,461,000 after purchasing an additional 2,931,209 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company's stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 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.

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