Global Ship Lease (GSL) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

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

Global Ship Lease Trading Up 1.7%

NYSE:GSL opened at $39.83 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.19 and a quick ratio of 2.14. Global Ship Lease has a one year low of $17.73 and a one year high of $40.37. The company has a market cap of $1.42 billion, a PE ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 0.93. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $36.48 and a 200-day moving average of $33.39.

Global Ship Lease Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 24th will be paid a $0.625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 24th. This represents a $2.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.3%. Global Ship Lease’s dividend payout ratio is 22.44%.

Institutional Trading of Global Ship Lease

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GSL. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in Global Ship Lease during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new stake in Global Ship Lease in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in Global Ship Lease by 73.9% in the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,673 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 711 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in shares of Global Ship Lease during the 3rd quarter valued at about $191,000. Finally, Virtus Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Global Ship Lease by 46.9% during the 4th quarter. Virtus Advisers LLC now owns 5,437 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $191,000 after purchasing an additional 1,737 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 50.08% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on 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 downgraded Global Ship Lease from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Global Ship Lease has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.