Wedbush Issues Pessimistic Estimate for TSM Earnings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) – Research analysts at Wedbush dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report issued on Monday, March 10th. Wedbush analyst M. Bryson now forecasts that the semiconductor company will earn $2.00 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.01. The consensus estimate for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s current full-year earnings is $9.20 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.14 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.65 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.12 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.76 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.75 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on TSM. Barclays boosted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $220.00.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Down 3.3 %

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $171.35 on Wednesday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a 12 month low of $125.78 and a 12 month high of $226.40. The company has a current ratio of 2.57, a quick ratio of 2.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $888.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.34, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.13. The business has a 50-day moving average of $199.91 and a 200-day moving average of $191.68.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.16 by $0.08. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 30.47% and a net margin of 40.51%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.6855 per share. This represents a $2.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.60%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 12th. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.68%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Accredited Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. 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.