Global Ship Lease (GSL) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) is expected to be announcing its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, March 5th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.31 per share and revenue of $188.3940 million for the quarter. Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM ET.

Global Ship Lease Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSE GSL opened at $41.08 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $36.88 and its 200 day moving average is $33.62. Global Ship Lease has a 52 week low of $17.73 and a 52 week high of $41.40. The company has a quick ratio of 2.14, a current ratio of 2.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a market cap of $1.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 0.88.

Global Ship Lease Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 24th will be given a $0.625 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 24th. This represents a $2.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.1%. Global Ship Lease’s payout ratio is presently 22.44%.

Institutional Trading of Global Ship Lease

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its position in shares of Global Ship Lease by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 626,787 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $19,242,000 after acquiring an additional 16,188 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Global Ship Lease by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 613,287 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $16,136,000 after buying an additional 31,047 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its position in shares of Global Ship Lease by 23.4% in the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 567,442 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $17,420,000 after buying an additional 107,651 shares during the period. CSM Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Global Ship Lease by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. CSM Advisors LLC now owns 446,060 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $15,629,000 after buying an additional 13,141 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Global Ship Lease by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 331,619 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $11,620,000 after acquiring an additional 15,176 shares in the last quarter. 50.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on GSL shares. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Global Ship Lease from $33.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Zacks Research cut Global Ship Lease from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Global Ship Lease in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Global Ship Lease has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $33.50.

Global Ship Lease Company Profile

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.