Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.08 EPS

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The semiconductor company reported $2.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.16 by $0.08, Zacks reports. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 27.44% and a net margin of 39.10%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing updated its Q1 2025 guidance to EPS.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

NYSE TSM opened at $206.93 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.07 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.16, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.07. The business’s 50 day moving average is $197.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $183.79. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a 12-month low of $100.00 and a 12-month high of $222.20. The company has a current ratio of 2.57, a quick ratio of 2.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be given a $0.5484 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 18th. This represents a $2.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.06%. This is an increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.49. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.77%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Susquehanna restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, October 18th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 17th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $217.00.

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.