Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.010-0.010 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.130. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Orchid Island Capital Stock Performance

NYSE ORC opened at $6.45 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $601.28 million, a PE ratio of 10.74 and a beta of 1.68. Orchid Island Capital has a fifty-two week low of $5.69 and a fifty-two week high of $9.01. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $8.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $7.95.

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.03) by $0.08. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Orchid Island Capital will post 0.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Orchid Island Capital Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 22.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Orchid Island Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 240.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on ORC. StockNews.com cut Orchid Island Capital from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Orchid Island Capital in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd.

Orchid Island Capital Company Profile

Orchid Island Capital, Inc, a specialty finance company, invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) in the United States. The company’s RMBS is backed by single-family residential mortgage loans, referred as Agency RMBS. Its portfolio includes traditional pass-through Agency RMBS, such as mortgage pass through certificates and collateralized mortgage obligations; and structured Agency RMBS comprising interest only securities, inverse interest only securities, and principal only securities.