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

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$45.34 -0.29 (-0.62%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$45.42 +0.08 (+0.17%)
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About Global Ship Lease Stock (NYSE:GSL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$45.17
$45.89
50-Day Range
$39.42
$46.49
52-Week Range
$27.28
$46.50
Volume
209,503 shs
Average Volume
339,333 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.63 billion
P/E Ratio
4.36
Dividend Yield
5.51%
Price Target
$51.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GSL) is a container vessel owner and charterer that provides seaborne transportation capacity to container shipping companies. The company owns and manages a fleet of containerships used to transport manufactured goods, consumer products, raw materials and other cargo in containers.

Global Ship Lease generally charters its vessels to liner companies under fixed-rate time charter agreements. Its customers operate the ships on international trade routes, while Global Ship Lease focuses on vessel ownership, commercial employment, technical management and maintaining the fleet. The company’s vessels serve global containerized trade across major maritime regions and ports.

Founded in 2007, Global Ship Lease completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2008. The company expanded through acquisitions, including the 2018 combination with Poseidon Containers, and has continued to manage a diversified fleet across multiple containership size categories. Global Ship Lease is headquartered in London and is led by an executive management team overseen by its board of directors.

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Global Ship Lease Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

GSL MarketRank™: 

Global Ship Lease scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 142nd out of 661 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 12.5% upside from its current price of $45.35.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Global Ship Lease has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Global Ship Lease's stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 4.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Global Ship Lease is 4.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.43.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Global Ship Lease has a P/B Ratio of 0.90. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Global Ship Lease's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.30% 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 2.43, 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 increased by 18.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Global Ship Lease is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.47%, 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.

  • Read more about Global Ship Lease's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Global Ship Lease has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Global Ship Lease this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for GSL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    13 people have added Global Ship Lease to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 225% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $3,578,817.00 in company stock.

  • 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.

  • Read more about Global Ship Lease's insider trading history.
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GSL Stock News Headlines

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GSL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Global Ship Lease's stock was trading at $35.13 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, GSL stock has increased by 29.1% and is now trading at $45.3450.

Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 5th. The shipping company reported $2.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.42 by $0.06. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Shares of Global Ship Lease reverse split on the morning of 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.

Global Ship Lease's top institutional shareholders include Donald Smith & CO. Inc. (2.06%), Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.31%), Navellier & Associates Inc. (0.14%) and Engineers Gate Manager LP (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Anastasios Psaropoulos, Thomas Arthur Lister and Georgios Giannopoulos.
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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.

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
8/05/2026
Record date for 9/3 Dividend
8/21/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend
8/21/2026
Dividend Payable
9/03/2026
Today
9/16/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/09/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Marine Transportation
Sub-Industry
Marine Transportation
Current Symbol
NYSE:GSL
CIK
1430725
Employees
7
Year Founded
2007

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$52.00
Low Price Target
$50.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+12.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$10.40
Trailing P/E Ratio
4.36
Forward P/E Ratio
4.71
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
$766.45 million
Price / Sales
2.12
Cash Flow
$13.58 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.34
Book Value
$50.15 per share
Price / Book
0.90

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
35,910,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$1.63 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.88
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This page (NYSE:GSL) was last updated on 9/16/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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