Orchid Island Capital Inc (NYSE: ORC)’s stock price has soared by 0.70% in relation to previous closing price of $7.12. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 2.28% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-07-08 that My contrarian yield-based strategy spotlights high-yield ‘ReFa/Ro Dogs’ with analyst forecasts suggesting 19-33% net gains by June 2026. All top ten ReFa/Ro Dogs offer annual dividends from $1,000 invested that exceed their share prices, meeting my ‘ideal’ stock criteria. Caution: Fourteen of thirty-eight ReFa/Ro stocks show negative free cash flow margins, so dividend safety varies—focus on the thirteen ‘safer’ picks.
Is It Worth Investing in Orchid Island Capital Inc (NYSE: ORC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Orchid Island Capital Inc (NYSE: ORC) is above average at 17.80x. The 36-month beta value for ORC is also noteworthy at 1.45. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ORC is 106.41M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.40% of that float. The average trading volume of ORC on July 09, 2025 was 4.06M shares.
ORC’s Market Performance
ORC’s stock has seen a 2.28% increase for the week, with a 3.31% rise in the past month and a 7.98% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.59%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.66% for Orchid Island Capital Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.60% for ORC’s stock, with a simple moving average of -6.60% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ORC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ORC stocks, with Janney repeating the rating for ORC by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ORC in the upcoming period, according to Janney is $9.50 based on the research report published on June 06, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
ORC Trading at 1.54% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ORC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.38% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for ORC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -7.19 for the present operating margin
- -68.04 for the gross margin
The net margin for Orchid Island Capital Inc stands at -16.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value 5.23, with 0.61 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 273.94 million with net debt to EBITDA at -39.87. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of -170.11. The receivables turnover for the company is -0.07for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is -0.0. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.09.
Conclusion
In summary, Orchid Island Capital Inc (ORC) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
