Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSM): Today's Featured Electronics Laggard

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing was a leading decliner within the electronics industry, falling $1.64 (-8.9%) to $16.81 on heavy volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

(

TSM

) pushed the Electronics industry lower today making it today's featured Electronics laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.3%. By the end of trading, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing fell $1.64 (-8.9%) to $16.81 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 43,428,462 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 10,214,700 shares. The stock ranged in price between $16.74-$17.56 after having opened the day at $17.53 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $18.45. Other companies within the Electronics industry that declined today were:

Fairchild Semiconductor International

(

FCS

), down 10.8%,

Affymetrix

(

AFFX

), down 9.8%,

Amphenol

(

APH

), down 9.7% and

Ultratech

(

UTEK

), down 7.7%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited engages in the computer-aided design, manufacture, packaging, testing, sale, and marketing of integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a market cap of $95.6 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are up 7.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 2 analysts that rate Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, notable return on equity, solid stock price performance and impressive record of earnings per share growth. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.

On the positive front,

Daqo New Energy

(

DQ

), up 9.9%,

ReneSola

(

SOL

), up 8.4%,

Plexus

(

PLXS

), up 7.8% and

Aehr Test Systems

(

AEHR

), up 7.3% , were all gainers within the electronics industry with

Eaton Corporation

(

ETN

) being today's featured electronics industry leader.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the electronics industry could consider

iShares Dow Jones US Technology

(

IYW

) while those bearish on the electronics industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Short Semiconductor

(

SSG

).

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