Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Competitors

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AMD or TSM?

Advanced Micro Devices received 1363 more outperform votes than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.69% of users gave Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing an outperform vote while only 62.45% of users gave Advanced Micro Devices an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Advanced Micro Devices	Outperform Votes 2004 62.45%	Underperform Votes 1205 37.55%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	Outperform Votes 641 67.69%	Underperform Votes 306 32.31%

Does the media favor AMD or TSM?

In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices and Advanced Micro Devices both had 125 articles in the media. Advanced Micro Devices' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's score of 0.64 indicating that Advanced Micro Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Advanced Micro Devices	62 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	22 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	55 Very Positive mention(s)	24 Positive mention(s)	27 Neutral mention(s)	16 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AMD or TSM?

Advanced Micro Devices currently has a consensus price target of $148.76, suggesting a potential upside of 55.85%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus price target of $220.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.19%. Given Advanced Micro Devices' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Advanced Micro Devices is more favorable than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advanced Micro Devices	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.66
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AMD or TSM?

71.3% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, AMD or TSM?

Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMD or TSM more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a net margin of 40.51% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 6.36%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's return on equity of 30.47% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advanced Micro Devices	6.36%	7.42%	6.14%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	40.51%	30.47%	19.55%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AMD or TSM?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Micro Devices. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Micro Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advanced Micro Devices	$25.79B	5.98	$1.64B	$0.99	96.41
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	$2.89T	0.28	$36.49B	$7.04	22.13

Summary

Advanced Micro Devices and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.