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Global Ship Lease (GSL) Stock Moves -0.53%: What You Should Know

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Global Ship Lease (GSL - Free Report) closed at $16.96 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.53% move from the prior day. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.06%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.46%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.08%.

Heading into today, shares of the containership owner had gained 3.21% over the past month, lagging the Transportation sector's gain of 5.64% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.94% in that time.

Global Ship Lease will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be November 9, 2022. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.78, up 2.3% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $147.43 million, up 6.39% from the year-ago period.

GSL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $7.32 per share and revenue of $603.24 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +50.62% and +34.66%, respectively.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Global Ship Lease. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.34% lower. Global Ship Lease is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).

In terms of valuation, Global Ship Lease is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 2.33. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 3.37, so we one might conclude that Global Ship Lease is trading at a discount comparatively.

The Transportation - Shipping industry is part of the Transportation sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 69, putting it in the top 28% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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