Global Ship Lease Inc (NYSE: GSL)’s stock price has soared by 1.83 in relation to previous closing price of 26.29. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 3.88% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-06-17 that ATHENS, Greece, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GSL) (the “Company” or “GSL”) today announced that its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was duly held on June 17, 2025 in Athens, Greece (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company (i) re-elected each of three directors, George Giouroukos, Ian J. Webber and Michael Chalkias, to serve until the Company’s 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until such time as his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified, and (ii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A. as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Global Ship Lease Inc (NYSE: GSL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Global Ship Lease Inc (NYSE: GSL) is above average at 2.53x. The 36-month beta value for GSL is also noteworthy at 1.18. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GSL is 32.64M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.96% of that float. The average trading volume of GSL on June 19, 2025 was 405.56K shares.
GSL’s Market Performance
GSL’s stock has seen a 3.88% increase for the week, with a 1.48% rise in the past month and a 13.24% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.33%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.33% for Global Ship Lease Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.01% for GSL’s stock, with a simple moving average of 15.96% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GSL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GSL stocks, with Clarksons Platou repeating the rating for GSL by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for GSL in the upcoming period, according to Clarksons Platou is $28 based on the research report published on May 22, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Clarksons Platou, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GSL reach a price target of $27. The rating they have provided for GSL stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 14th, 2024.
GSL Trading at 15.20% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GSL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.07% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GSL starting from van Lacum Menno, who proposed sale 6,000 shares at the price of $23.79 back on Sep 05 ’24. After this action, van Lacum Menno now owns shares of Global Ship Lease Inc, valued at $142,740 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GSL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.54 for the present operating margin
- 0.56 for the gross margin
The net margin for Global Ship Lease Inc stands at 0.5. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 27.25, with 16.20 for asset returns.
Based on Global Ship Lease Inc (GSL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.32 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.63. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.47. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.32.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 494.3 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.09. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.11. The receivables turnover for the company is 55.17for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.3. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.77.
Conclusion
In summary, Global Ship Lease Inc (GSL) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
