We recently published a list of 10 Hottest Mega-Cap Stocks of 2025. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) stands against other hottest mega-cap stocks of 2025.
In 2024, companies poured money into Artificial Intelligence infrastructure in a bid to outpace each other in the AI race. The communication services and information technology sectors led the the large-cap stocks in terms of returns. AI-driven hype was so significant that for the first time since 1998, the S&P’s large-cap index registered two consecutive years of 20%+ gains.
2025 may well be the year of reckoning for AI. Some analysts have questioned the massive AI spending throughout the last year. Their concerns and predictions were dealt a reality check though when Bill Gates’ tech giant announced it planned to spend $80 billion on AI in fiscal 2025. Consequently, semiconductor stocks rallied, reminding everyone that the AI rally wasn’t over by any means.
Not surprisingly, the list is dominated by chipmakers, who we believe will be critical to the market’s returns this year. To come up with the 10 hottest mega-cap stocks of 2025, we considered stocks with at least $75 billion market capitalization.
A close-up of a complex network of integrated circuits used in logic semiconductors.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM)
If the AI revolution continues to dominate like it did last year, then the stock powering this revolution will continue to be a big beneficiary. Taiwan Semiconductor’s (NYSE:TSM) advanced packaging technologies enable it to be the backbone of AI development, with companies like Nvidia and Broadcom relying on it for their manufacturing.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) is on course to becoming one of the key players in the United States semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure. The recent funding of $406 million through the CHIPS ACT also supports this development. This money will go towards setting up manufacturing facilities in Texas and Missouri. The company’s new plant in Japan was also expected to begin production by the start of the year.
The chip manufacturer’s upcoming 2nm technology will cement its place as a leader in chip manufacturing. Its high-performance computing segment accounted for over half of the revenue, and that isn’t expected to slow down anytime soon. The threat of US-China relationships worsening has always weighed on the stock and with Donald Trump’s second term about to begin, this will only increase in the coming year. However, investors can expect significant support for the company from the US, which should help the company financially.
Overall, TSM ranks 6th on our list of hottest mega-cap stocks of 2025. While we acknowledge the potential of TSM as a leading AI investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is as promising as TSM but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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