EXPD, GSL and LTM have each surged over 30% in 2025, and momentum is likely to continue into 2026.

Top ten GASV stocks offer projected average net gains of 50.81% by December 2026, with yields ranging from 8.16% to 12.74%. Seventeen of thirty 'safer' lowest-priced GASV stocks are currently fair-priced and ideal for dividend-focused investors seeking value. Analyst targets suggest the five lowest-priced, highest-yield GASV stocks could deliver 21.77% higher gains than the broader top ten group.

Global Ship Lease offers deep value and operational excellence, anchored by a $1.9B contract backlog and a focus on mid-sized vessels. GSL maintains sector-leading margins—net income margin of 54.4%—and robust liquidity, supporting a 19% dividend hike and a 7.39% forward yield. Trading at a forward P/E of 3.28x, GSL remains undervalued versus peers, with a conservative price target of $46.49, implying substantial upside.

Here is how Global Ship Lease (GSL) and Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp (SHIP) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

GSL gains momentum as liquidity improves, fleet expansion advances and shares beat peers, signaling stronger prospects for the containership lessor.

Lower interest rates, rising cargo demand and strong iron ore & bauxite demand make SHIP, GSL, and KNOP shipping stocks worth watching in 2026.

ATHENS, Greece, Dec. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) (the “Company”), a containership owner and lessor, announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.546875 per depositary share, each representing a 1/100th interest in a share of its 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (the “Series B Preferred Shares”) (NYSE:GSLPrB). The dividend represents payment for the period from October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 and will be paid on January 2, 2026 to all Series B Preferred Shareholders of record as of December 23, 2025.

Here is how Global Ship Lease (GSL) and Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp (SHIP) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

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