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The price of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ADR (NYSE: TSM) closed at $232.47 in the last session, down -2.73% from day before closing price of $239.0. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.73 million shares were traded. TSM stock price reached its highest trading level at $238.56 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $230.17.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at TSM’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.15 and its Current Ratio is at 2.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.19.
On July 18, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $130 to $170.
Needham reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on July 15, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $168 to $210.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, TSM now has a Market Capitalization of 1205710356480 and an Enterprise Value of 4371592511488. As of this moment, Taiwan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.285 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.856.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for TSM is 1.24, which has changed by 0.49941945 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, TSM has reached a high of $248.28, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $133.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.95%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, TSM traded on average about 11.69M shares per day over the past 3-months and 10400290 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 5.19B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 5.18B. Insiders hold about 0.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 16.20% stake in the company. Shares short for TSM as of 1752537600 were 26977663 with a Short Ratio of 2.31, compared to 1749772800 on 26179853. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 26977663 and a Short% of Float of 0.52.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for TSM is 2.66, which was 9.0 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.037656903The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.69. The current Payout Ratio is 30.18% for TSM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-12 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2009-07-15 when the company split stock in a 1005:1000 ratio.
