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

Company Overview

Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) is a containership owner and chartering company. It owns and manages a fleet of mid-sized and smaller containerships, which are vessels designed to transport containerized cargo such as manufactured goods, consumer products and industrial materials.

The company primarily generates revenue by chartering its vessels to container shipping companies under fixed-rate time charter agreements. Its customers operate liner services that connect major ports and trade routes worldwide, allowing Global Ship Lease to participate in global seaborne commerce while its charterers manage cargo transportation and logistics.

Global Ship Lease was founded in 2007 and completed its initial public offering in 2008. The company expanded its fleet through acquisitions, including its 2018 combination with Poseidon Containers. Global Ship Lease is headquartered in London and is led by Chief Executive Officer Ian Webber and Executive Chairman George Youroukos.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $40.15 to $41.83
• 50-Day Range: $40.17 to $46.49
• 52-Week Range: $30.68 to $46.57
• Volume: 289,643 shs
• Average Volume: 291,549 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.44 billion
• P/E Ratio: 3.86
• Dividend Yield: 6.22%
• Price Target: $51.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Global Ship Lease Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Global Ship Lease scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 62nd out of 656 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 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 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Global Ship Lease has a consensus price target of $51.00, representing about 27.0% upside from its current price of $40.17.

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: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.99%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Global Ship Lease are expected to grow by 4.99% in the coming year, from $9.62 to $10.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Global Ship Lease is 3.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Global Ship Lease is 3.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 33.22.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Global Ship Lease has a P/B Ratio of 0.80. 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

1.64% 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 1.78, 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 15.85%, 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 5.91%, 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 24.04%. 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 24.75% next year. This indicates that Global Ship Lease will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Global Ship Lease this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for GSL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

18 people have added Global Ship Lease to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,700% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Global Ship Lease insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,104,852.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/3 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/03/2026
• Today: 11/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Marine Transportation
• Sub-Industry: Marine Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GSL
• CIK: 1430725
• Web: www.globalshiplease.com
• Phone: 442039980063
• Fax: 44-0-20-7869-8119
• Employees: 7
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Global Ship Lease: $51.00
• High Price Target: $52.00
• Low Price Target: $50.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 3.98
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $416.45 million
• Net Margins: 49.10%
• Pretax Margin: 49.10%
• Return on Equity: 19.92%
• Return on Assets: 12.81%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 2.13
• Quick Ratio: 2.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $760.76 million
• Price / Sales: 1.90
• Cash Flow: $13.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.08
• Book Value: $50.15 per share
• Price / Book: 0.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 35,914,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $1.44 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.98