Everybody loves dividends, as they provide a passive income stream, limit drawdowns in other positions, and provide more than one way to profit from an investment.And when considering dividend-paying stocks, those with a history of boosting their payout are prime considerations, reflecting their commitment to increasingly rewarding shareholders.In addition, consistent dividend hikes reflect the company’s successful nature, opting to share profits with shareholders.For those seeking companies that have consi ...

The Computer and Technology group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. TSMC (TSM) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Computer and Technology peers, we might be able to answer that question.TSMC is one of 617 individual stocks in the Computer and Techn ...

Subscribers to Chart of the Week received this commentary on Sunday, August 25. Every year, Schaeffer's Senior Market Analyst Matthew Timpane chooses a few stock picks for traders that subscribe to fellow market news platform, MoneyShow. The 2023 year saw Timpane bring in impressive profits, winning MoneyShow’s Top Pros’ Top Picks project for 2023, with his MongoDB (MDB) recommendation gaining roughly 115% on the year. When asked to return for the 2024 trading year, another pair of carefully considered stoc ...

TSMC (TSM) closed the most recent trading day at $169.07, moving -1.29% from the previous trading session. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.32%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.16%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.85%.Heading into today, shares of the chip company had gained 5.77% over the past month, outpacing the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 1% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.52% in that time.The upcoming earnings release of TSMC will be of great interest to investor ...

TSMC looks poised to be a big AI infrastructure winner.The hottest large-cap stock over the past the past five years is undoubtedly Nvidia (NVDA 4.55%), which is up over 2,900% during that stretch. However, if you missed out on Nvidia, there is another stock in the semiconductor space that looks like it could be a nice winner in the years ahead: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM 2.91%), or TSMC for short.Let's look at why TSMC could be a big winner over the next few years.An AI infrastructure buildout ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) shares have shot up 29.6% in the past six months, outperforming the Zacks Computer & Technology sector and the S&P 500 Index’s returns of 13.1% and 10.7%, respectively. Expectations of strong top-line growth in the third quarter on the back of the increasing proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) appear to have catalyzed this bullishness.The company has been a major player in the semiconductor industry, which is witnessing a solid rebound on the o ...

Investors love dividends, as they provide a passive income stream and help cushion the impact of drawdowns in other positions.And interestingly enough, several chip stocks with AI exposure – Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) , Broadcom (AVGO) , and Micron (MU) – provide quarterly payouts.Let’s take a closer look at each for those seeking passive income paired with exposure to the artificial intelligence (AI) frenzy.Micron Forecasts Record Shattering SalesMicron’s industry-leading technologies enable the latest gen ...

The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price. Do they really matter, though?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about TSMC (TSM) .TSMC currently has an average brokerage recommendatio ...

The semiconductor industry has witnessed stupendous growth over the past four decades, with chips becoming an integral part of electronic devices like computers and smartphones, to name a few. An increase in acceptance of emerging technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to fuel demand for semiconductors. Manufacturing, healthcare, and retail sectors have already integrated digital technologies that require robust semiconductor solutions. Thus, the global s ...

redstallion/iStock via Getty ImagesInvestment Thesis Following our May coverage of TSMC (NYSE:TSM), the stock quickly climbed close to our initial target price of $185, doing so sooner than expected. Based on TSMC's leading revenue growth and strong positioning in core markets, we are revising our target price upward to $210. Key growth drivers include TSMC's leadership in advanced technologies such as AI and high-performance computing (HPC). Its ability to make strategic acquisitions also solidified it ...