Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TSM or AMD?

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
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	$69.30B	14.03	$27.82B	$5.59	33.54
Advanced Micro Devices	$23.28B	10.84	$854M	$0.68	229.60

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TSM or AMD?

Advanced Micro Devices received 1336 more outperform votes than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.59% of users gave Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing an outperform vote while only 62.58% of users gave Advanced Micro Devices an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	Outperform Votes 632 67.59%	Underperform Votes 303 32.41%
Advanced Micro Devices	Outperform Votes 1968 62.58%	Underperform Votes 1177 37.42%

Is TSM or AMD more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a net margin of 37.85% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 5.82%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's return on equity of 25.54% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	37.85%	25.54%	16.04%
Advanced Micro Devices	5.82%	5.98%	4.93%

Do analysts rate TSM or AMD?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has a consensus target price of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.67%. Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus target price of $195.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.90%. Given Advanced Micro Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Advanced Micro Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	27 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.97

Which has more risk and volatility, TSM or AMD?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TSM or AMD?

In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices had 37 more articles in the media than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. MarketBeat recorded 81 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 44 mentions for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Advanced Micro Devices' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's score of 0.58 indicating that Advanced Micro Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	17 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Advanced Micro Devices	33 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	22 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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