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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media refer more to AMD or TSM?

In the previous week, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had 5 more articles in the media than Advanced Micro Devices. MarketBeat recorded 84 mentions for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and 79 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices. Advanced Micro Devices' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's score of 0.86 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	50 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	50 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AMD or TSM?

Advanced Micro Devices presently has a consensus price target of $192.79, suggesting a potential upside of 40.11%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus price target of $214.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.58%. Given Advanced Micro Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	28 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	$22.68B	9.85	$854M	$1.11	123.96
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	$69.30B	14.10	$27.82B	$6.24	30.19

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMD or TSM?

71.3% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AMD or TSM more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a net margin of 39.10% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 7.52%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's return on equity of 27.44% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advanced Micro Devices	7.52%	6.62%	5.46%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	39.10%	27.44%	17.49%

Which has more volatility and risk, AMD or TSM?

Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AMD or TSM?

Advanced Micro Devices received 1340 more outperform votes than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.62% of users gave Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing an outperform vote while only 62.66% of users gave Advanced Micro Devices an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Advanced Micro Devices	Outperform Votes 1977 62.66%	Underperform Votes 1178 37.34%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	Outperform Votes 637 67.62%	Underperform Votes 305 32.38%

Summary

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing beats Advanced Micro Devices on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.