CNBC’s Jim Cramer took to the social media platform X to endorse Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s (NYSE:TSM) strong fourth-quarter earnings while taking a jibe at outgoing president Joe Biden‘s sanctions on the chipmaker.
What Happened: Nvidia Corp.’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) chip supplier TSMC beat its fourth-quarter revenue and earnings per share estimates on Thursday, “telling an excellent story,” according to Cramer’s X post.
However, Cramer added flavor to his observation by stating “what semi-sanction will Biden pull out of the hat next!”
TSMC delivered earnings of $2.24 per share on revenue of $26.88 billion. The EPS was 3.70% higher, whereas the revenue was 1.91% higher as compared to estimates.
The earnings also beat revenue guidance of $25.8 billion, whereas the gross margin for the quarter was in line with 59% growth guided by the company.
Why It Matters: On Wednesday, the Biden administration placed over two dozen Chinese entities on a U.S. trade restriction list, including Zhipu AI, a developer of large language models, and Sophgo, a company whose TSMC-manufactured chip was unlawfully integrated into a Huawei AI processor, reported Reuters.
Additionally, the Commerce Department enhanced controls on chip exports to China to more effectively prevent diversion to Huawei.
Price Action: TSMC’s stock was up 3.14% in premarket to $213.44 on Thursday. Over the past year, it has experienced a notable growth of 103.40%.
TSMC has a consensus price target of $200.8, according to the 6 analysts tracked by Benzinga. The high target is $250, and the low is $89. Recent ratings by Barclays, Barclays, and Needham suggest a $226.67 target, implying a 4.67% upside.
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