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Publication Date: 2026-01-31 18:48:00
Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks had another strong year in 2025, and many are off to great start in 2026. Semiconductor stocks have been particularly strong, with the likes of Nvidia(NASDAQ: NVDA) and Broadcom(NASDAQ: AVGO) pushing the group higher.
But one semiconductor stock that outperformed both of those behemoths is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(NYSE: TSM). TSMC, as it is also known, has seen its stock price jump 72% since the start of 2025, as of this writing, and is climbing further on stellar fourth-quarter earnings results in January. And the outlook management provided for 2026 and beyond makes the stock look even more attractive today than it did a year ago.
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