Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) is AMS Capital Ltda’s 3rd Largest Position

AMS Capital Ltda boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) by 3.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 129,230 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,941 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up 12.8% of AMS Capital Ltda’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. AMS Capital Ltda’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $25,522,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in TSM. AMF Tjanstepension AB boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB now owns 1,533,207 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $266,300,000 after purchasing an additional 70,057 shares during the period. Creative Planning boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 495,686 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $86,086,000 after purchasing an additional 37,122 shares during the period. Asset Dedication LLC boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 12.3% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 1,983 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $344,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 44.3% during the 3rd quarter. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 841 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $146,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tsfg LLC boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 18.2% during the 3rd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 429 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

NYSE:TSM opened at $201.70 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $205.29 and a 200 day moving average of $188.58. The company has a market capitalization of $1.05 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.65, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.06. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has a 1-year low of $122.91 and a 1-year high of $226.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 2.57 and a quick ratio of 2.30.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.16 by $0.08. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 30.47% and a net margin of 40.51%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited will post 9.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 12th will be given a $0.6855 dividend. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 12th. This represents a $2.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.36%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is presently 27.27%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on TSM. Barclays lifted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. StockNews.com downgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Susquehanna reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $220.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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.