Orchid Island Capital, Inc./$ORC
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About Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
Orchid Island Capital Inc invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) across the United States. The principal and interest payments of its RMBS are guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or the Government National Mortgage Association, and are backed by single-family residential mortgage loans. The company's investment portfolio is divided into two categories namely traditional pass-through Agency RMBS; and structured Agency RMBS, such as collateralized mortgage obligations, interest-only securities, inverse interest-only securities, and principal-only securities, among other types of structured Agency RMBS.
- Ticker
- $ORC
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- -
- Headquarters
- Vero Beach, United States
- Website
- www.orchidislandcapital.com
ORC Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$750M
15.40
$0.58
1.83
$1.44
16.25%
Price and volume
Market cap
$750M
Beta
1.83
52-week high
$8.88
52-week low
$7.41
Average daily volume
2.8M
Dividend rate
$1.44
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.073
Quick ratio
0.073
Total debt to equity
7.518
Profitability
Gross margin (TTM)
69.22%
Net profit margin (TTM)
69.22%
Operating margin (TTM)
69.22%
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
0.75%
Return on equity (TTM)
6.62%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
15.397
Price to revenue (TTM)
10.658
Price to book
1.1
Price to tangible book (TTM)
1.1
Dividend yield (TTM)
16.25%
Forward dividend yield
16.25%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-362.89%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-165.50%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
2.93%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-40.07%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-28.26%
What the Analysts think about ORC
Majority rating from 3 analysts.
| Month | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts | Majority rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Hold |
| July 2022 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Hold |
| August 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Hold |
| September 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Hold |
| October 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Hold |
| November 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Hold |
| December 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Hold |
Bulls say / Bears say
Orchid’s Agency RMBS are issued or guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, limiting direct mortgage borrower credit risk. Its results are therefore driven more by rates, spreads and funding than by ordinary borrower defaults. (SEC)
Shares were reported at $4.99, against Orchid’s latest estimated book value of $6.02 per share at 30 September—about a 17% discount. If book value stabilises, that discount could offer room for a recovery. (Kalkine, GlobeNewswire)
In Q2, net interest income was $0.30 per share, matching the $0.30 quarterly dividend. That suggests the portfolio’s core income generation covered the payout in that quarter, before market gains and losses. (GlobeNewswire)
Orchid estimated a Q3 loss of $0.90 per share and a 12.5% negative total return. Estimated book value fell from $7.22 to $6.02 per share in one quarter, showing how sharply market losses can erode shareholder equity. (GlobeNewswire)
The balance sheet relies heavily on short-term repurchase borrowing: Orchid had about $11.1 billion of repos against $1.44 billion of stockholders’ equity at June-end. That leverage can magnify losses when mortgage security prices move against it. (SEC)
The dividend has already been reduced, and Orchid declared just $0.10 per share monthly for October. The company says it has no minimum distribution level and cannot assure future payments, so the headline income may fall further. (GlobeNewswire)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 17 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing ORC
Fund name | Fund size | $ORC weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.03% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5.3B | 0.03% |
SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted$USSC | $1.1B | 0.02% |
Xtrackers MSCI World Small Cap$XSWC | $183M | 0.01% |
SPDR MSCI All Country World IM€SPYI | $7.7B | 0.00% |
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