Global Ship Lease (GSL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Global Ship Lease (NYSE: GSL) is a Bermuda-based containership charter owner focused on acquiring, owning and leasing modern, fuel-efficient vessels to major liner operators. Founded in 2011 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange the same year, the company’s fleet primarily comprises post-Panamax containerships designed to serve the high-volume Asia–Europe and transpacific shipping lanes. By specializing in long-term charter agreements, Global Ship Lease aims to maintain stable revenue streams and minimize spot-market volatility.

The company’s business model centers on negotiating multi-year time charters with leading global shipping lines. These contracts typically range from three to ten years in duration and are structured to provide predictable cash flow while allowing charterers the operational flexibility needed for large-scale container transport. GSL partners with reputable shipyards around the world to manage newbuilds and routine vessel upgrades, ensuring its fleet meets the latest environmental and safety standards.

Global Ship Lease maintains offices in key maritime hubs, including London, Monaco and Singapore, supporting its global chartering operations and technical management functions. Through these regional centers, the company collaborates with a network of commercial brokers, technical managers and legal advisors to optimize vessel deployment, maintenance schedules and regulatory compliance.

The company is led by a management team with extensive experience in shipping finance, vessel operations and strategic growth. Its leadership emphasizes disciplined fleet expansion, conservative leverage and long-term partnerships with top-tier liner operators. By combining a focused charter strategy with modern tonnage and diversified geographical reach, Global Ship Lease positions itself to capitalize on shifting trade patterns and evolving demand for containerized shipping services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.16 to $28.64
• 50-Day Range: $27.39 to $33.02
• 52-Week Range: $17.73 to $33.08
• Volume: 256,211 shs
• Average Volume: 325,170 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.02 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2.64
• Dividend Yield: 7.38%
• Price Target: $30.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Global Ship Lease Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Global Ship Lease scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 54th out of 128 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Global Ship Lease has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Global Ship Lease is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Global Ship Lease has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.49%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Global Ship Lease are expected to decrease by -3.49% in the coming year, from $9.74 to $9.40 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Global Ship Lease is 2.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 220.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Global Ship Lease is 2.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 14.24.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Global Ship Lease has a P/B Ratio of 0.69. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.29% of the float of Global Ship Lease has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Global Ship Lease has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Global Ship Lease has recently decreased by 5.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Global Ship Lease is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.41%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Global Ship Lease has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Global Ship Lease is 19.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Global Ship Lease will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.34% next year. This indicates that Global Ship Lease will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.29% of the float of Global Ship Lease has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Global Ship Lease has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Global Ship Lease has recently decreased by 5.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.46

News Sentiment

Global Ship Lease has a news sentiment score of 0.46. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Global Ship Lease this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

25 people have searched for GSL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 213% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Global Ship Lease to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Global Ship Lease insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.40% of the stock of Global Ship Lease is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

50.08% of the stock of Global Ship Lease is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GSL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GSL shares performed this year?

Global Ship Lease's stock was trading at $21.83 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, GSL stock has increased by 30.3% and is now trading at $28.4380.

How were Global Ship Lease's earnings last quarter?

Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The shipping company reported $2.67 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.15 by $0.52. The shipping company earned $191.86 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.98 million. Global Ship Lease had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.81% and a net margin of 53.09%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Global Ship Lease's stock split?

Shares of Global Ship Lease reverse split on Monday, March 25th 2019.The 1-8 reverse split was announced on Wednesday, March 20th 2019. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Friday, March 22nd 2019. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 13 shares after the split.

Who are Global Ship Lease's major shareholders?

Global Ship Lease's top institutional shareholders include Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.41%), Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. (0.15%), Apollon Wealth Management LLC (0.03%) and Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.02%).

How do I buy shares of Global Ship Lease?

Shares of GSL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Global Ship Lease own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Global Ship Lease investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), AUO (AUOTY), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Record date for 9/4 Dividend: 8/22/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/4 Dividend: 8/22/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/04/2025
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/24/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2025
• Today: 10/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/10/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - SHIP
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GSL
• CIK: 1430725
• Web: www.globalshiplease.com
• Phone: 442039980063
• Fax: 44-0-20-7869-8119
• Employees: 7
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Global Ship Lease: $30.50
• High Price Target: $33.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 2.92
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $353.63 million
• Net Margins: 53.09%
• Pretax Margin: 53.09%
• Return on Equity: 24.81%
• Return on Assets: 15.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.37
• Current Ratio: 2.01
• Quick Ratio: 1.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $711.05 million
• Price / Sales: 1.43
• Cash Flow: $13.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.15
• Book Value: $41.29 per share
• Price / Book: 0.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 35,770,000
• Free Float: 33,124,000
• Market Cap: $1.02 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.20