Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSM) - Stock Analysis
Last updated: Jan 15, 2026
Research Idea
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TSMC offers robust short-term growth from accelerating AI chip demand with 10% sequential Q3 2025 revenue growth, expanding margins, large backlog, healthy liquidity, and positive technical momentum with a 10% recent price gain, despite high valuation and some market caution.
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Fundamental Analysis
Key Financial Insights: ⢠High margins ⢠Strong liquidity ⢠Elevated capex TSM shows very strong profitability and a fortress-like balance sheet with ample liquidity, but rising capex and stretched valuation are the main risks to the investment case.
Price Behavior
Key Price Behavior Insights: ⢠Steady ascent ⢠Short-term resistance ⢠Firm support Support Level: $318 Resistance Level: $331 TSM has shown a steady uptrend over the last month with gains from ~301 to ~331, near-term resistance around $331 and support near $318 suggesting continued upside if $331 is cleared or caution if $318 breaks.
Sentiment & News
Key News Insights: ⢠AI chip demand ⢠2nm process ramp ⢠Heavy capex TSMC's AI-driven surge, strong results, 2nm ramp and ~$50B capex plan position it for >40% revenue growth and sustained market dominance through 2026 despite near-term valuation risk.
AI Summary
TSMC has effectively shifted from a cyclical foundry to a longâduration, capitalâintensive AI/HPC infrastructure provider, so investors should now price it as a highâgrowth but executionâsensitive utility where N2/advancedâpackaging ramps, overseas fab yields, and multiâyear capex determine returns. Monitor quarterly N2 yield progress, overseas fab margin drag versus guidance, and capexâtoâFCF conversion closelyâany slippage or AI demand weakness would justify a sharp multiple reset.
Description
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a global contract semiconductor manufacturer that fabricates, packages, tests and sells integrated circuits and related devices across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. The company operates multiple wafer fabrication processes spanning CMOS logic, RF, mixed-signal and embedded memory technologies, and provides engineering support, mask production, packaging/testing and related services; it also conducts work on color filters and makes strategic investments in technology start-ups. Its chips serve customers in high-performance computing, smartphones, IoT, automotive and consumer electronics markets; TSMC was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
Idea History
| Date | Close | Ticker | Company | Summary | Status | P/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9 | Jan 16 | TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | TSMC offers robust short-term growth from accelerating AI chip demand with 10% sequential Q3 2025 revenue growth, expanding margins, large backlog, healthy liquidity, and positive technical momentum with a 10% recent price gain, despite high valuation and some market caution. | Closed | +5.8% |