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ORC · Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

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$5.11 +0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$1.14B
Shares
199.60M
Volume · Oct 2 10.92M Avg daily vol (3M) 5.05M

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$5.11 Open$5.30 Day$4.99–5.34 52W close$5.11–8.35 Avg vol 30d5.4M Short int16.2M · 8.1% float · 3.6d Short vol55% Last earningsJul 24, 2026 DataJan 2020–Oct 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 24

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 23, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
filed Jul 24, 2026
call held Jul 24, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
—
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$244.72M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
—
Year over year
Operating margin
—
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
4.7
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 21.5%
FCF yield
—
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
$682.60M
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
25.8%
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
+107.4%
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
-28.7%
Trailing year
Short interest
8.1%
Latest settlement · 3.6 days to cover
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AI Brief

Q2 FY26 earnings call · Jul 24, 2026
Q2 FY26

TL;DR. Orchid Island Capital reported Q2 GAAP net income of $0.44 per share and a 6.2% total return, with book value rising to $7.22, but the dividend was cut to $0.30 from $0.36 and the CEO warned the company is entering a period of higher rates and volatility, with mortgage cheapening extending book value pressure.

Bullish
  • + Q2 net income of $0.44 per share versus a $0.11 loss in Q1, including $0.18 per share of realized and unrealized gains on RMBS and derivatives.
  • + Total return of 6.2% in Q2 versus negative 1.3% in Q1.
  • + Book value increased to $7.22 from $7.08 at the start of the quarter.
  • + Hedge coverage of repo funding rose to 91% from 72% as swaps notional grew to about $10.1 billion, providing protection if funding costs rise.
Bearish
  • − Dividend was cut to $0.30 per share from $0.36 in Q1.
  • − Book value has declined post-quarter, down 4.3% as of the night before the call including dividend accrual, and leverage has drifted up to 7.73x from 7.3x at quarter-end.
  • − Prepayment speeds slowed to 10.9% from 14.7% in Q1, and management expects speeds to continue to slow as mortgage rates drift higher.

AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Strong Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Low
Market backdrop VIX 15.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.58
Technical
price trend
Strong Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −27%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −19%
below
RSI (14) 15
oversold
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 0%
near low
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −22%
trailing
6-month return −29%
trailing
YTD return −29%
this year
Relative strength −41%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $6 › 200d $7 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
1 of 202 funds reported for Sep 30 · net +728 sh shares
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
8.12% of float · ▼ -20.9% MoM · 3.6 days cover
Volume signal Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
202 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 52
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Excellent
EPS growth +151%
Y/Y
Valuation P/E 4.7
below peers
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Low
Volatility 23%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −39%
past year
ATR 3.3%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
4 · 3 · 0
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−27% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−19% Bearish
RSI (14)
15 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
0% Bearish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $6 › 200d $7 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
1 of 202 funds reported for Sep 30 · net +728 sh shares
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
8.12% of float · ▼ -20.9% MoM · 3.6 days cover
Volume signal Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
202 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $5 Now $5 · 0% Range high $8
vs 200-day avg -27% vs 50-day avg -19%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

Versus peers

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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
ORC
Orchid Island Capital, Inc.
this stock
$1.14B -29.0% — 4.7 8.1%
NLY
Annaly Capital Management Inc
$15.53B -17.3% — 5.6 2.4%
AGNC
AGNC Investment Corp.
$11.30B -18.0% — 5.4 9.2%
STWD
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
$5.32B -27.5% -5.3% — 5.2%
RITM
Rithm Capital Corp.
$5.10B -20.1% -6.7% 15.2 5.2%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
202
% held
42.7%
Reported
1 of 202
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
133
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
16.2M
Days to cover
3.6d
Change
-4.3M sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
55%
As of
Oct 2, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
21
Value
$133
As of
Sep 14, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
48.2%
Week of
Aug 31, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Financials
Financials
Net income (FY)
$159.0M
EPS diluted
$2.15
View
Buybacks
Remaining
shares 26.6M
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Sep 14, 2026
This year
18
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Earnings & Events
Webcasts
Last webcast
Jul 24, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
ORC -10.5% -21.6% -28.9% -5.9% -29.0%
SPY -0.2% -0.5% +12.2% +0.9% +12.9%
vs SPY -10.3% -21.2% -41.1% -6.8% -41.9%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.10 / share · ex Sep 30, 2026
Cut 16.7%
Paid (TTM)
$1.32 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
25.83%
Buyback program · as of Jul 23, 2026
Authorized
—
Spent (derived)
—
Remaining
shares 26.61M

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

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