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

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 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	$24.30B	7.96	$854M	$1.11	107.40
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	$2.65T	0.39	$27.82B	$6.24	31.60

Which has more risk & volatility, AMD or TSM?

Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AMD or TSM?

Advanced Micro Devices currently has a consensus price target of $191.96, suggesting a potential upside of 61.03%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus price target of $214.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.51%. Given Advanced Micro Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to AMD or TSM?

In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices had 6 more articles in the media than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 36 mentions for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Advanced Micro Devices' score of 0.59 indicating that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Advanced Micro Devices	20 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	17 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMD or TSM?

Advanced Micro Devices received 1341 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 62.63% of users gave Advanced Micro Devices an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Advanced Micro Devices	Outperform Votes 1978 62.63%	Underperform Votes 1180 37.37%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	Outperform Votes 637 67.62%	Underperform Votes 305 32.38%

Summary

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