Q2 Earnings Forecast for GSL Issued By B. Riley

Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) – Research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Global Ship Lease in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke anticipates that the shipping company will earn $2.40 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Global Ship Lease’s current full-year earnings is $9.74 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Global Ship Lease’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.47 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.63 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.49 EPS.

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The shipping company reported $2.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.30 by $0.25. Global Ship Lease had a net margin of 46.38% and a return on equity of 27.88%. The firm had revenue of $182.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $170.71 million.

Several other research firms have also commented on GSL. Clarkson Capital lowered Global Ship Lease from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $27.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Thursday, November 14th. StockNews.com downgraded Global Ship Lease from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $29.00 target price on shares of Global Ship Lease in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th.

Global Ship Lease Price Performance

Shares of GSL opened at $23.43 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $863.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.47. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $23.14. Global Ship Lease has a twelve month low of $19.22 and a twelve month high of $30.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Global Ship Lease Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 24th were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.68%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. Global Ship Lease’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.50%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Global Ship Lease

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GSL. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in shares of Global Ship Lease by 126.1% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 90,840 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $2,421,000 after buying an additional 50,660 shares during the period. Point72 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in Global Ship Lease in the 3rd quarter valued at $712,000. Foundry Partners LLC raised its position in Global Ship Lease by 45.2% during the 3rd quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 475,956 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $12,684,000 after buying an additional 148,247 shares during the last quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Global Ship Lease by 125.1% in the 4th quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 46,158 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $1,008,000 after acquiring an additional 25,651 shares during the period. Finally, Moran Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Global Ship Lease in the third quarter valued at about $2,894,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 50.08% of the company’s stock.

About Global Ship Lease

Global Ship Lease, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in owning and chartering of containerships under fixed-rate charters to container shipping companies worldwide. As of March 11, 2024, it owned 68 mid-sized and smaller containerships, ranging from 2,207 to 11,040 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU), with an aggregate capacity of 375,406 TEU.