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TSMC (TSM) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
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In the latest trading session, TSMC (TSM - Free Report) closed at $78.34, marking a +1.99% move from the previous day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.34%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.69%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.42%.
Heading into today, shares of the chip company had gained 14.01% over the past month, outpacing the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 4.96% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.3% in that time.
TSM will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.81, up 30.65% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $11.45 billion, up 21.84% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $3.14 per share and revenue of $43.59 billion. These totals would mark changes of +46.05% and +25.86%, respectively, from last year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for TSM. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. TSM is holding a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) right now.
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that TSM has a Forward P/E ratio of 24.5 right now. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 24.5, which means TSM is trading at a no noticeable deviation to the group.
We can also see that TSM currently has a PEG ratio of 1.24. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Semiconductor - Circuit Foundry was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.24 at yesterday's closing price.
The Semiconductor - Circuit Foundry industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 5, putting it in the top 2% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.
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TSMC (TSM) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, TSMC (TSM - Free Report) closed at $78.34, marking a +1.99% move from the previous day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.34%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.69%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.42%.
Heading into today, shares of the chip company had gained 14.01% over the past month, outpacing the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 4.96% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.3% in that time.
TSM will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.81, up 30.65% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $11.45 billion, up 21.84% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $3.14 per share and revenue of $43.59 billion. These totals would mark changes of +46.05% and +25.86%, respectively, from last year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for TSM. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. TSM is holding a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) right now.
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that TSM has a Forward P/E ratio of 24.5 right now. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 24.5, which means TSM is trading at a no noticeable deviation to the group.
We can also see that TSM currently has a PEG ratio of 1.24. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Semiconductor - Circuit Foundry was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.24 at yesterday's closing price.
The Semiconductor - Circuit Foundry industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 5, putting it in the top 2% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.