Global Ship Lease sees minor gains, underperforms S&P 500
Investing.com | Editor Ambhini Aishwarya
Published Nov 02, 2023 03:42AM ET
Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) experienced a minor gain of 0.28% in the recent trading session, closing at $17.63. This performance was overshadowed by the S&P 500's gain of 1.05%, and the concurrent rise of the Dow and Nasdaq by 0.67% and 1.64%, respectively.
Over the past month, GSL's stock has seen a slight decline of 0.23%. This contributed to the Transportation sector's loss of 6.4% and the S&P 500's loss of 2.21%. This comes as investors are closely monitoring GSL's upcoming earnings release on November 9, 2023.
The projected earnings per share (EPS) for this quarter is $2.16, marking a decrease of 9.24% from the same quarter last year. Revenue is expected to be around $163.42 million, down by 5.29%.
For the full year, Zacks Consensus estimates GSL's earnings to be $8.60 per share with a revenue of $648.25 million, suggesting year-over-year changes of +5.52% and +0.4%, respectively.
h2 InvestingPro Insights/h2In order to provide a more comprehensive understanding of Global Ship Lease (GSL), it's beneficial to consider some key metrics and insights from InvestingPro.
InvestingPro Data reveals that GSL has a market cap of $618.92 million and an impressive P/E ratio of 2.05 as of Q2 2023. The company has shown substantial revenue growth of 19.17% over the last twelve months leading up to Q2 2023, with revenues reaching $636.15 million. Furthermore, GSL has demonstrated a strong gross profit margin of 69.1%.
Turning to InvestingPro Tips, they highlight that GSL's management has been actively buying back shares, indicating their confidence in the company's future performance. The company also yields a high return on invested capital and has consistently increased its earnings per share. However, it's worth noting that the company's revenue growth has been slowing down recently.
InvestingPro offers an additional 11 tips related to GSL, providing a more detailed analysis of the company's financial health and performance. These tips can be accessed through InvestingPro's platform, offering investors an invaluable tool for their decision-making process.
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