What is B. Riley’s Forecast for GSL Q2 Earnings?

Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) – Research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Global Ship Lease in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 5th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke expects that the shipping company will post earnings per share of $2.40 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The shipping company reported $2.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.30 by $0.25. Global Ship Lease had a return on equity of 27.88% and a net margin of 46.38%. The business had revenue of $182.43 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $170.71 million.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on GSL. Clarkson Capital downgraded Global Ship Lease from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $27.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. StockNews.com downgraded Global Ship Lease from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $29.00 price target on shares of Global Ship Lease in a report on Wednesday, March 5th.

Global Ship Lease Stock Performance

Global Ship Lease stock opened at $23.33 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 1.64. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $22.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.11. The company has a market capitalization of $859.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.47. Global Ship Lease has a fifty-two week low of $19.22 and a fifty-two week high of $30.32.

Institutional Trading of Global Ship Lease

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its stake in Global Ship Lease by 6,856.5% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,600 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,577 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Global Ship Lease during the fourth quarter worth $37,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Global Ship Lease during the fourth quarter worth $46,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Global Ship Lease during the fourth quarter worth $50,000. Finally, WealthCollab LLC raised its holdings in Global Ship Lease by 64.1% during the fourth quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 2,615 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 1,021 shares in the last quarter. 50.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Global Ship Lease Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 24th were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.72%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. Global Ship Lease’s payout ratio is 18.50%.

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.