Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (ORC) Stock

Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (ORC) is a Real Estate stock trading at $6.70 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $1.34B and a trailing P/E of 11.0. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Orchid Island Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company that invests in U.S. residential mortgage-backed securities backed by single-family mortgage loans, including traditional pass-through Agency RMBS and structured Agency RMBS such as interest-only, inverse interest-only, and principal-only securities. It serves as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes.

Understand Orchid Island Capital, Inc.: how it makes money

Orchid Island Capital invests in Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (Agency RMBS) backed by single-family residential mortgage loans, earning income from holding these pass-through and structured RMBS positions.

The profit model is driven by how the company’s Agency RMBS portfolio performs, including both traditional pass-through Agency RMBS and structured Agency RMBS (interest-only, inverse interest-only, and principal-only), all backed by single-family mortgages.

Business quality (Weak): In the provided data, no reportable segments or operating KPIs were included, so investors should evaluate performance through the specifics of the Agency RMBS portfolio the company holds, since that is the core source of economics.

Valuation: At 11× earnings, ORC trades 66% below the Trading average (34×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Agency RMBS focus on single-family mortgage loans: The portfolio is concentrated in RMBS backed by U.S. single-family residential mortgage loans, spanning traditional pass-through certificates and collateralized mortgage obligations.
  • Exposure across multiple Agency RMBS structures: Holdings include pass-through Agency RMBS as well as structured Agency RMBS, including interest-only (IO), inverse interest-only (inverse IO), and principal-only (PO) securities.

Bear case

  • Earnings depend on the underlying mortgage-backed securities: Because the company invests in Agency RMBS, its results are tied to the performance of the underlying residential mortgage loans and the behavior of mortgage-backed security cash flows.
  • Structured RMBS can add sensitivity to cash flow dynamics: Structured Agency RMBS positions (IO, inverse IO, and PO) can be more sensitive to changes in mortgage cash flows than simple pass-through holdings.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$6.70
Market Cap$1.34B
P/E Ratio11.0
Price / Book0.93
Price / Sales2.27
DCF Value (model)$16.13
DCF Upside vs Price140.7%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$414.00M
Net Margin38.4%
Revenue Growth (YoY)71.4%
EPS Growth (YoY)117.5%
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E11.0
Sector P/E (Real Estate)27.2
Industry P/E (Trading)35.3
vs Sector-59.4%
vs Industry-68.8%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($120.75M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorReal Estate
IndustryTrading
CEORobert E. Cauley
Employees0
CountryUS
IPO Date2013-02-14

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.