Global Net Lease Inc (NYSE: GNL) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -1.04 compared to its previous closing price of 7.68. However, the company has seen a gain of 0.40% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-06-11 that – Sale of 28 Properties Generates Approximately $400 Million in Gross Proceeds – Remains On Track to Close Third and Final Phase by End of Q2’25 NEW YORK, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GNL) (“GNL” or the “Company”) announced the successful closing of the second phase of the sale of its multi-tenant portfolio to RCG Ventures, LLC on June 10, 2025, including 28 encumbered properties. The second phase generated approximately $400 million in gross proceeds upon closing1.
Is It Worth Investing in Global Net Lease Inc (NYSE: GNL) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for GNL is also noteworthy at 1.21. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GNL is 193.16M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.16% of that float. The average trading volume of GNL on June 12, 2025 was 1.76M shares.
GNL’s Market Performance
The stock of Global Net Lease Inc (GNL) has seen a 0.40% increase in the past week, with a -4.40% drop in the past month, and a -2.56% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.13%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.11% for GNL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.78% for GNL’s stock, with a -1.80% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GNL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GNL stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for GNL by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for GNL in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $8 based on the research report published on April 22, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JMP Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GNL reach a price target of $9. The rating they have provided for GNL stocks is “Mkt Outperform” according to the report published on December 17th, 2024.
Truist gave a rating of “Hold” to GNL, setting the target price at $7 in the report published on March 28th of the previous year.
GNL Trading at -0.12% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GNL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.53% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GNL starting from SCHORSCH NICHOLAS S, who sale 100,000 shares at the price of $7.99 back on May 15 ’25. After this action, SCHORSCH NICHOLAS S now owns 1,529,073 shares of Global Net Lease Inc, valued at $799,000 using the latest closing price.
SCHORSCH NICHOLAS S, the 10% Owner of Global Net Lease Inc, sale 200,000 shares at $7.95 during a trade that took place back on Apr 03 ’25, which means that SCHORSCH NICHOLAS S is holding 1,629,073 shares at $1,590,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GNL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.72 for the gross margin
The net margin for Global Net Lease Inc stands at -0.41. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -13.01, with -4.20 for asset returns.
Based on Global Net Lease Inc (GNL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.63 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.72. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.38.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 594.24 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.96. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.62. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.63for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.13. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.39.
Conclusion
In summary, Global Net Lease Inc (GNL) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
