Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) Announces Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Orchid Island Capital guided to third-quarter 2026 EPS of $0.27. This follows its most recent quarterly results, when EPS of $0.26 missed analysts’ $0.28 consensus and revenue also came in below expectations.
• The company declared a $0.10 monthly dividend, payable November 27 to shareholders of record October 30. The annualized dividend is $1.20 per share, representing a 23.6% yield.
• ORC shares opened at $5.08, near their 52-week low, while analyst sentiment remained cautious: the stock carries a consensus “Reduce” rating and a $7.50 price target.

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC - Get Free Report) updated its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.270-0.270 for the period.

Orchid Island Capital Price Performance

ORC stock opened at $5.08 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a 50-day moving average of $6.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.58. Orchid Island Capital has a 52-week low of $4.85 and a 52-week high of $8.40.

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $59.97 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $74.26 million.

Orchid Island Capital Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 23.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 30th. Orchid Island Capital's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 81.08%.

Orchid Island Capital announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Monday, June 22nd that allows the company to buy back 25,000,000,000,000 shares. This buyback authorization allows the real estate investment trust to reacquire up to 12.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on ORC. Weiss Ratings downgraded Orchid Island Capital from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "sell (d)" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. BTIG Research assumed coverage on Orchid Island Capital in a report on Thursday, July 9th. They issued a "neutral" rating for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Orchid Island Capital presently has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $7.50.

About Orchid Island Capital

Orchid Island Capital, Inc is a real estate investment trust that invests primarily in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored entities. Its portfolio generally consists of agency securities backed by mortgages insured or guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).

The company seeks to generate income from its investments and manage interest-rate and prepayment risks through portfolio construction, financing arrangements, and hedging strategies.

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