GS vs TSM: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-25.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ยท Financial Services
$923.29
+25.9% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C High Quality
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited ยท Technology
$452.00
+13.9% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
GS has more upside to fair value (+25.9%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric GS TSM
Current Price $923.29 $452.00
Fair Value Estimate $1,162.79 $515.00
Upside to Fair Value +25.9% +13.9%
Market Cap $272.4B $2,344.3B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 26.3x 19.2x
Price / Sales 2.3x 0.5x
Price / FCF โ€” 2.1x
Revenue Growth YoY +22.9% +36.0%
Gross Margin 57.3% 64.2%
Operating Margin 24.8% 56.0%
Return on Equity 17.0% 39.3%
Dividend Yield 1.95% 0.96%
FCF Yield โ€” 47.62%
Analyst Consensus Hold Buy
Investment Thesis
GS โ€” The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs is a global financial services firm operating four divisions: Investment Banking, Global Markets, Asset Management, and Consumer & Wealth Management, with 46,200 full-time employees and a market cap of $272.38 billion at a current price of $923.29. The business quality is high because of its leading franchise in advisory, underwriting, and trading, evidenced by a 17.0% ROE, a 57.3% โ€ฆ
TSM โ€” Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world's largest contract chipmaker, manufacturing advanced logic, mixed-signal, RF, and embedded memory wafers for high-performance computing, smartphones, IoT, and automotive customers from a base of 65,152 employees headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The business quality is exceptionally high: TTM gross margin is 64.2%, TTM operating margin is 56โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric GS TSM
Zone Low $872.09 $386.25
Zone High $988.37 $437.75
In Buy Zone? Yes No
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