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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Technology · Semiconductors

$482.30

Down-$10.10 (-2.09%)

Updated Oct 7, 2026, 10:26 PM

SID Score

7.9/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

76/100

Bullish

Market cap
1.58T
P/E ratio
26.2
Dividend yield
0.98%
52-week range
$266.82 – $487.47
Volume
8.35M
Avg. volume
12.97M

Price performance · TSM

TSM price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 6, 2026

TSM closed at $482.30 after 21 trading sessions, up 9.86% for the selected period.

Last close
$482.30
Period change
+9.86%
Period low
$413.75
Period high
$485.80
Daily close
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TSM OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 6, 2026$484.23$486.00$481.48$482.308.35M
Oct 5, 2026$478.77$487.47$476.4001$485.8010.92M
Oct 2, 2026$465.64$474.79$464.10$472.789.93M
Oct 1, 2026$457.265$460.415$453.461$459.208.22M
Sep 30, 2026$456.74$461.87$454.90$456.198.98M
Sep 29, 2026$452.27$459.43$447.07$456.949.94M
Sep 28, 2026$448.39$455.2718$443.11$452.887.87M
Sep 25, 2026$452.395$455.03$449.01$450.617.76M
Sep 24, 2026$441.80$452.56$440.60$451.157.72M
Sep 23, 2026$449.79$450.88$442.87$446.5710.18M
Sep 22, 2026$441.22$452.88$441.20$452.0011.26M
Sep 21, 2026$440.80$445.72$437.06$445.149.94M
Sep 18, 2026$429.04$434.8165$428.98$434.6712.91M
Sep 17, 2026$424.40$430.53$423.39$430.2612.45M
Sep 16, 2026$418.20$419.85$413.88$417.7210.49M
Sep 15, 2026$421.94$421.94$412.55$413.759.46M
Sep 14, 2026$416.01$424.45$416.01$418.0114.31M
Sep 11, 2026$431.55$435.37$428.90$433.2410.64M
Sep 10, 2026$426.44$432.5299$424.05$428.038.37M
Sep 9, 2026$434.46$439.40$431.87$435.367.5M
Sep 8, 2026$438.02$444.29$433.72$439.0013.09M

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Overview

Company profile and research snapshot.

Company profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with mid-60s market share in 2024. TSMC was founded in 1987 as a joint venture of Philips, the government of Taiwan, and private investors. It went public in Taiwan in 1994 and as an ADR in the US in 1997. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC. The foundry leader has an illustrious base of customers, including Apple, AMD, and Nvidia, that look to apply its cutting-edge process technologies to their semiconductor designs. TSMC employs more than 83,000 people.

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Analyst outlook

Consensus and target data currently published for this company.

Consensus
Buy
Average target
$361.25
Implied upside
—
Analysts
43
TSM recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 28, 2020New StreetBuy—
Jul 24, 2020MacquarieOutperform—
Dec 17, 2019China RenaissanceBuy—
Sep 30, 2019Goldman SachsBuy—
Sep 5, 2019Morgan StanleyOverweight—
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited Stock Performance

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSM) has demonstrated exceptional momentum across multiple timeframes, per SID market data. The stock trades at $482.30, reflecting a one-month gain of 16.5% and a three-month return of 12.31%. Over the trailing twelve months, TSM has surged 68.62%, significantly outpacing broader market benchmarks. The stock currently trades well above both its 50-day moving average of $426.54 and its 200-day moving average of $388.24, indicating sustained bullish trend structure according to Massive/Polygon technical data. However, the 14-day relative strength index stands at 92.1, placing TSM deep into overbought territory and suggesting the recent rally may be historically extended. The company's beta of 1.267 indicates TSM carries above-average volatility relative to the broader market. Average daily trading volume stands at approximately 12.97 million shares, reflecting robust institutional liquidity.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited Valuation Analysis

TSM commands a market capitalization of approximately $1.58 trillion, positioning it among the most valuable semiconductor companies globally, per SID market data. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.2, which reflects a premium relative to the broader technology sector but aligns with the company's dominant foundry market position. The PEG ratio stands at 2.28, according to SEC filings, suggesting the current valuation prices in substantial forward growth expectations. TSM's price-to-book ratio of 8.35 underscores the market's recognition of the company's intangible competitive advantages, including advanced process node leadership. The company maintains a dividend yield of 1.29%, providing a modest income component atop capital appreciation. Within the technology sector, TSM's valuation metrics reflect its critical role in the global semiconductor supply chain, where it manufactures chips for the world's largest fabless design firms. These fundamentals collectively frame TSM as a premium-valued growth compounder.

Smart Money Activity for TSM

Smart money indicators for TSM present a decisively bullish signal, with a composite smart money score of 76 out of 100, per SID market data. Insider activity has been uniformly positive, scoring 25 out of 25, with all 20 insider transactions recorded over the past 90 days classified as purchases and zero sells reported, according to SEC Form 4 filings. This unanimous buying pattern from corporate insiders suggests strong internal confidence in the company's forward trajectory. Institutional sentiment scores 23 out of 25, reflecting near-maximum conviction from large fund managers, per 13F institutional filings. Congressional trading activity registers at 18.4 out of 25, indicating notable positioning by lawmakers with access to policy-relevant information. The dark pool activity score of 9.2 out of 25 represents the weakest component, suggesting relatively lower off-exchange accumulation compared to other smart money channels. Taken together, insider and institutional flows present a cohesive pattern of informed capital allocation favoring continued TSM ownership.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited Earnings Outlook

TSM has delivered consecutive earnings beats in its most recently reported quarters, according to company earnings reports. In the quarter reported on April 16, 2026, TSM posted earnings per share of $3.49 against a consensus estimate of $3.31, producing a positive surprise of $0.18. The subsequent quarter reported on July 16, 2026, showed accelerating outperformance, with actual EPS of $4.31 exceeding the $3.77 estimate by $0.54, representing a 14.3% beat. Analyst estimates project continued earnings growth, with the upcoming quarter carrying an EPS estimate of $3.27 and the following quarter estimated at $4.45, per analyst estimates. The sequential progression from $3.49 to $4.31 in reported results reflects robust revenue scaling driven by advanced node demand. The widening earnings surprise trajectory across consecutive quarters indicates that consensus estimates may continue to underestimate TSM's operational leverage and pricing power in leading-edge semiconductor fabrication.

Wall Street Analyst Ratings for TSM

Wall Street coverage of TSM has historically skewed toward bullish recommendations, according to Wall Street analyst reports. Goldman Sachs reiterated a Buy rating on TSM in September 2019, reflecting long-standing conviction in the company's foundry dominance. Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to Overweight from Equal-Weight in September 2019, signaling improved confidence in TSM's growth trajectory. Macquarie subsequently upgraded TSM to Outperform from Neutral in July 2020, citing strengthening demand dynamics, per SID consensus data. China Renaissance moved its rating to Buy from Hold in December 2019, while New Street initiated coverage with a Buy rating in August 2020. Notably, across the five most recent recorded rating actions, three represent upgrades and two are initiations or reiterations at Buy-equivalent levels, with zero downgrades recorded. This uniformly constructive analyst positioning aligns with TSM's fundamental profile as the world's leading contract chipmaker, controlling an estimated majority share of the global advanced foundry market.