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 | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.031082 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.047088 |
| AutoETS | 0.048481 |
| MSTL | 0.052617 |
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.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.60% | 7.57% | 8.35% | 8.40% |
| 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 |
| 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 |