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Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL)

Industrials | Marine Shipping | Athens, Greece | NYSE
38.95 USD -0.27 (-0.688%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 39.00 +0.05 (0.128%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:53 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★★★ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:18 a.m. EDT

GSL represents a exceptional long-term value play (5 stars) with a high-quality dividend, trading at a frustratingly low PE of ~3.5x earnings due to sector-wide rotation neglect. The short-term setup is strong (4 stars) as the stock is consolidating above its 200-day average with technical momentum building, supported by insider buying and clear institutional interest, though the massive put volume this month signals resistance at the current price ceiling.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.031082
AutoARIMA0.047088
AutoETS0.048481
MSTL0.052617

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 79%
H-stat 0.55
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.777
Excess Kurtosis 0.36
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-23
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 38.263
Revenue per Share 21.087
Market Cap 1,399,015,680
Trailing P/E 3.44
Forward P/E 4.14
Beta 0.93
Profit Margins 55.31%
Website https://www.globalshiplease.com

As of April 19, 2026, 1:18 a.m. EDT: Options flow indicates moderate bullish positioning with heavy Open Interest (OI) building at the money (39.0, 40.0 strikes across expirations) and significant volume spikes in OTM calls (46.0 strike in Sept, 36.0 strike in May). The volatility skew shows elevated implied volatility in the front-month (April 17) compared to longer tenors, reflecting sensitivity to near-term catalysts. However, the massive flow volume into ITM puts in early May (491 vol vs 9 OI at 39 strike) suggests a buyer's limit or defensive stop placement, creating a 'bull put bear call' type struggle. Overall, speculators appear to be defending the 39.0 support level while betting on a breakthrough above 42.0.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.60% 7.57% 8.35% 8.40%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-24 0.625 1.595202
2025-11-21 0.625 1.893421
2025-08-22 0.525 1.825063
2025-05-23 0.525 2.259634
2025-02-24 0.450 2.174795
2024-11-22 0.450 2.219856
2024-08-23 0.450 2.005837
2024-05-23 0.375 1.540469
2024-02-21 0.375 2.162430
2023-11-22 0.375 2.486009
2023-08-22 0.375 2.349932
2023-05-23 0.375 2.530310
2023-02-21 0.375 2.518612
2022-11-21 0.375 2.760302
2022-08-22 0.375 2.739666
2022-05-23 0.375 2.198554
2022-02-18 0.250 1.337115
2021-11-19 0.250 1.504677
2021-08-20 0.250 1.828878
2021-05-21 0.250 2.062457
2015-11-12 0.800 4.035924
2015-08-12 0.800 2.433330
2009-02-18 1.840 11.931537
2008-11-19 1.840 13.497969
2008-09-30 1.840 6.233741
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.5
dividendYield 6.42
exDividendDate 2026-02-24
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.3
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.058643546
lastDividendValue 0.625
lastDividendDate 2026-02-24
dividendDate 2026-03-06

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.9320437
Address1 9 Irodou Attikou Street
Address2 Kifisia
All Time High 64.4
All Time Low 2.61
Ask 39.09
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 236,240
Average Daily Volume3 Month 368,501
Average Volume 368,501
Average Volume10Days 236,240
Beta 0.933
Bid 38.95
Bid Size 300
Book Value 50.15
City Athens
Country Greece
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 38.95
Current Ratio 2.044
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 40.0
Day Low 38.85
Debt To Equity 38.263
Display Name Global Ship Lease
Dividend Date 1,772,755,200
Dividend Rate 2.5
Dividend Yield 6.42
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,772,724,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,772,724,600
Earnings Growth 0.1
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.108
Earnings Timestamp 1,772,717,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,779,107,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,779,107,400
Ebitda 467,270,016
Ebitda Margins 0.62057
Enterprise To Ebitda 3.445
Enterprise To Revenue 2.138
Enterprise Value 1,609,947,648
Eps Current Year 9.74
Eps Forward 9.415
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 11.32
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,771,891,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 38.5258
Fifty Day Average Change 0.42420197
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0110108545
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 93.20437
Fifty Two Week High 41.4
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.4500008
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.05917876
Fifty Two Week Low 19.77
Fifty Two Week Low Change 19.18
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.9701568
Fifty Two Week Range 19.77 - 41.4
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,218,807,000,000
Float Shares 30,789,119
Forward Eps 9.415
Forward P E 4.1370153
Free Cashflow 187,379,376
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 7
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.68981004
Gross Profits 519,404,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.112679996
Held Percent Institutions 0.46433997
Implied Shares Outstanding 35,918,244
Industry Marine Shipping
Industry Disp Marine Shipping
Industry Key marine-shipping
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,771,891,200
Last Dividend Value 0.625
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,553,472,000
Last Split Factor 1:8
Long Business Summary 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 12, 2026, it owned 71 mid-sized and smaller containerships, ranging from 2,207 to 11,040 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU), with an aggregate capacity of 423,003 TEU. The company was formerly known as Marathon Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to Global Ship Lease, Inc. in August 2008. Global Ship Lease, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in Athens, Greece.
Long Name Global Ship Lease, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,399,015,680
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_27194602
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 406,919,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,399,015,603
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 39.56
Operating Cashflow 528,299,008
Operating Margins 0.46819
Payout Ratio 0.1877
Peg Ratio 0.87
Phone 30 210 62 33 670
Post Market Change 0.049999237
Post Market Change Percent 0.12836774
Post Market Price 39.0
Post Market Time 1,776,469,981
Previous Close 39.22
Price Eps Current Year 3.9989734
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.77667
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.858009
Profit Margins 0.55309
Quick Ratio 1.722
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.27
Regular Market Change Percent -0.688425
Regular Market Day High 40.0
Regular Market Day Low 38.85
Regular Market Day Range 38.85 - 40.0
Regular Market Open 39.56
Regular Market Previous Close 39.22
Regular Market Price 38.95
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 288,907
Return On Assets 0.092860006
Return On Equity 0.25514
Revenue Growth 0.033
Revenue Per Share 21.087
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Outstanding 35,918,244
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0191
Shares Short 685,942
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 881,220
Short Name Global Ship Lease Inc New
Short Percent Of Float 0.021
Short Ratio 1.45
Source Interval 15
Symbol GSL
Target High Price 48.0
Target Low Price 32.0
Target Mean Price 40.0
Target Median Price 40.0
Total Cash 478,209,984
Total Cash Per Share 13.314
Total Debt 689,142,016
Total Revenue 752,964,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.3
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.058643546
Trailing Eps 11.32
Trailing P E 3.4408128
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 33.60035
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.3496513
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.15921415
Type Disp Equity
Volume 288,907
Website https://www.globalshiplease.com
Zip 14,561