Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.10 EPS

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) posted its earnings results on Thursday. The semiconductor company reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.02 by $0.10, Zacks reports. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 30.47% and a net margin of 40.51%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing updated its Q2 2025 guidance to EPS.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Down 3.7 %

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock opened at $151.46 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $785.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.16. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a 52-week low of $125.78 and a 52-week high of $226.40. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $175.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $190.27. 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 Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 12th will be paid a $0.6855 dividend. This represents a $2.74 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 12th. This is a boost from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.68%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on TSM shares. Barclays boosted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. StockNews.com cut shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $220.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) by 20.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 1,892 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $2,159,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 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.