Thomson Reuters Corp vs Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. — how do they compare? Thomson Reuters Corp trades at $90.7 (market cap $41.28B), while Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. trades at $424.81 (market cap $1.88T). The key difference: Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. is far larger — about 45.5× Thomson Reuters Corp's market cap, and Thomson Reuters Corp pays the higher dividend (2.75%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| TRI | TSM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $41.28B | $1.88T |
Sector | Industrials | Technology |
52-Week High | $205.54 | $477.57 |
52-Week Low | $76.55 | $227.33 |
Enterprise Value | $43.24B | $1.81T |
Dividend Yield | 2.75% | 0.94% |
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TSM trades at $424.61, up 6.59% today, with strong fundamentals including 49.92% net income margin and 40.26% ROE. The stock shows bearish technical signals but has beaten earnings estimates for three consecutive quarters. Recent news highlights TSMC's plans to raise chipmaking prices by up to 10% in 2027, positioning the company to capitalize on AI infrastructure demand.
Analysts maintain strong bullish sentiment with a $547.50 consensus price target (72% buy ratings), though technical indicators suggest near-term caution. Key risks include competitive pressures and market volatility, but TSMC's dominant market position and pricing power provide solid long-term growth prospects.
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Thomson Reuters is the result of the $17.6 billion megamerger of Canada's Thomson and the United Kingdom's Reuters Group in 2008 and the 2018 carve-out of its finance and risk business, Refinitiv, in which it holds a 45% stake. In 2019, the company agreed to exchange its 45% stake in Refinitiv for a 15% stake in LSE, which closed in early 2021. Since the divestiture, the company is more concentrated on selling its flagship legal data and software, Westlaw, and its tax accounting software, Onesource. Reuters sees roughly 80% of revenue and 70% of expenses attributed to the United States, while the remainder (largely through the global print and Reuters News segments) is distributed across Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.
Read more on TRI →Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with over 57% market share in 2021 per Gartner. TSMC was founded in 1987 as a joint venture of Philips, the government of Taiwan, and private investors. It went public as an ADR in the U.S. in 1997. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC. The foundry leader has an illustrious customer base, including Apple, AMD and Nvidia, that looks to apply cutting-edge process technologies to its semiconductor designs.
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