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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) released 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 Up 2.7 %

TSM stock opened at $206.93 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $197.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $183.79. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a twelve month low of $100.00 and a twelve 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. The stock has a market cap of $1.07 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.16, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.07.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be issued a $0.5484 dividend. 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. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 18th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is 30.77%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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