Orchid Island Capital (ORC) Competitors

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) and AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is ORC or AGNC a better dividend stock?

Orchid Island Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.4%. AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. Orchid Island Capital pays out 720.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AGNC Investment pays out 423.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Orchid Island Capital has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Orchid Island Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ORC or AGNC?

32.7% of Orchid Island Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Orchid Island Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ORC or AGNC?

AGNC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Orchid Island Capital. AGNC Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orchid Island Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orchid Island Capital	$24.26M	36.96	$37.66M	$0.20	35.38
AGNC Investment	$2.95B	3.46	$863M	$0.34	28.79

Does the media refer more to ORC or AGNC?

In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 11 more articles in the media than Orchid Island Capital. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for AGNC Investment and 2 mentions for Orchid Island Capital. Orchid Island Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat AGNC Investment's score of 1.23 indicating that Orchid Island Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Orchid Island Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
AGNC Investment	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ORC or AGNC?

Orchid Island Capital has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ORC or AGNC?

AGNC Investment has a consensus target price of $9.58, indicating a potential downside of 2.11%. Given AGNC Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AGNC Investment is more favorable than Orchid Island Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orchid Island Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
AGNC Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Is ORC or AGNC more profitable?

AGNC Investment has a net margin of 11.50% compared to Orchid Island Capital's net margin of 0.00%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 19.32% beat Orchid Island Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orchid Island Capital	N/A	4.34%	0.51%
AGNC Investment	11.50%	19.32%	1.71%

Summary

AGNC Investment beats Orchid Island Capital on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.