Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. Acquires 1,414 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM)

Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. increased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) by 5.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,327 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,414 shares during the period. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc.'s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $5,792,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 7.2% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 55,974,769 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,721,138,000 after buying an additional 3,783,802 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC raised 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. Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $349,241,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 799.2% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,899,088 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $329,815,000 after buying an additional 1,687,886 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the third quarter worth $229,098,000. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TSM has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $220.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 2.4 %

Shares of NYSE:TSM opened at $184.33 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.57, a quick ratio of 2.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $203.09 and a 200 day moving average of $191.72. The company has a market cap of $956.03 billion, a PE ratio of 26.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.06. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has a 12-month low of $125.78 and a 12-month high of $226.40.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.24 earnings per share (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%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 12th will be issued a $0.6855 dividend. This represents a $2.74 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 12th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.11%.

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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