GSL
Strong BuyFull HouseAI neutralGlobal Ship Lease, Inc. · Industrials · Greece · $1.6B cap · $13.1M/day traded
$43.15 -4.5% · close 14 Oct · scored 16 Oct
Full House: Strong business, sensible price, market agrees. The rare full house.
As of 16 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) is 98/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 75, Value 84, Momentum 56, each scored against its sector).
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Global Ship Lease owns and charters a fleet of mid-sized and smaller containerships under multi-year, fixed-rate contracts to top-tier global container liner operators, providing solid contracted revenue visibility. However, unlike spot crude and product tankers, container lessors are insulated from immediate chokepoint rate spikes while remaining exposed to broader containership fleet supply growth over the medium term, and recent director/officer insider sales warrant a cautious posture.
ABOUT GLOBAL SHIP LEASE, INC.
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Global Ship Lease, Inc. is a marine shipping company that owns and charters mid-sized and smaller containerships to leading global container shipping lines. The company's competitive moat is secured by long-term, fixed-rate time charters with top-tier counterparties, which provides highly visible and stable cash flows. It operates as a disciplined asset manager, focusing on high-demand vessel classes that are critical to regional and feeder trade routes.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | 764.5M | 715.4M | — |
| EPS | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.89 | 8.86 | — |
| Shares | 36.0M | 35.2M | 35.4M | 35.9M | -0.2% | — | — | — | — |
| Debt | 934.4M | 812.4M | 684.1M | 689.1M | -9.7% | 671.8M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 966.5M | 1.2B | 1.5B | 1.8B | 23.1% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 327.5M | 375.0M | 430.1M | 528.3M | 17.3% | 512.9M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -9.9M | -152.0M | -254.6M | -351.9M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -243.3M | -212.2M | -208.6M | -84.7M | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 7% below its 52-week high.
Calmer than 76% of stocks we rank over the past year (28% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Industrials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of GSL are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSL | Global Ship Lease, Inc.(you) | $1.6B | 98 | Strong Buy |
| ECO | Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. | $3.0B | 96 | Strong Buy |
| NMM | Navios Maritime Partners L.P. | $2.5B | 92 | Strong Buy |
| DAC | Danaos Corporation | $2.6B | 85 | Strong Buy |
| ESEA | Euroseas Ltd. | $505M | 99 | Strong Buy |
| SBLK | Star Bulk Carriers Corp. | $3.5B | 90 | Strong Buy |
| OLTH.AT | Thessaloniki Port Authority Societe Anonyme | $459M | 97 | Strong Buy |
| PPA.AT | Piraeus Port Authority S.A. | $1.4B | 75 | Buy |
| SHIP | Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp | $380M | 92 | Strong Buy |
| GASS | StealthGas Inc. | $339M | 91 | Strong Buy |
Peer medians: ROE 11.6% · P/E 12.3x · Gross margin 47.3%
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