Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM - Free Report) - Wedbush cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 10th. Wedbush analyst M. Bryson now expects that the semiconductor company will earn $2.35 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.37. The consensus estimate for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's current full-year earnings is $6.95 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's Q3 2026 earnings at $2.76 EPS.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 17th. The semiconductor company reported $1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.20. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 39.10% and a return on equity of 27.44%. The firm had revenue of $23.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.72 billion.
A number of other research firms have also recently commented on TSM. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Susquehanna reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Friday, October 18th. StockNews.com lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, November 17th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $210.00 price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $214.00.
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Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $194.61 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.01 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.19, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 2.30, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a twelve month low of $98.80 and a twelve month high of $212.60. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $192.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $177.49.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be issued a $0.5484 dividend. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's previous quarterly dividend of $0.49. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 18th. This represents a $2.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.13%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's dividend payout ratio is presently 31.57%.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. NewSquare Capital LLC purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Fairscale Capital LLC bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 16.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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.
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