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ORCOrchid Island Capital, Inc.Buy Wait6.1·$6.66-0.60%
ORC · Why this verdict

Why Orchid Island Capital (ORC) is rated BUY WAIT

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VerdictBUY WAIT
Overall score6.1/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

6.3/10data confidence 40%
ComponentSub-score
P/S4.0
p ocf8.6
  • P/OCF: 9.4x (FFO proxy — REITs gated off P/E)

Quality

5.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE3.6
ROA0.8
Gross margin10.0
Net margin10.0
Current ratio0.4
Moat5.4
Piotroski F6.7
  • Strong margins: 84%
  • No competitive moat

Growth

10.0/10data confidence 33%
ComponentSub-score
EPS growth10.0

Momentum

4.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI4.5
MACD6.2
OBV6.2
MA position2.2
Volume1.5
  • Below 200-MA but MA still rising (+1.5%/30d) — pullback in uptrend, not confirmed weakness

Sentiment

6.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment7.0
Analyst rating5.0
Price target6.9
  • LLM news sentiment: +0.40 (n=1)

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.1
  • No net insider activity — $0 (0.000% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

5.2/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank4.6
quality rank6.2
growth rank5.0

Technical

6.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger6.0
support resistance5.6
52w position6.8

Risk (lower is worse)

5.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest6.5
days to cover7.8
volatility7.5
put call10.0
implied vol4.6
beta4.8
debt equity0.0

Catalyst

4.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history6.7
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg0.0
dividend safety3.5
news activity5.0
  • Strong earnings: 3B/1M
  • Yield trap warning: high yield but unsafe

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. | News modifier +2 (HOLD_IF_HOLDING → STRONG_BUY_WAIT).

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD|L3:NEWS_MOD=+2
Passed (6)
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:31d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • MOMENTUM:4.1<4.5
  • ASYMMETRY:-0.7=NEGATIVE
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
-0.74
Upside
-3.7%
Downside
5.0%
Sizing output
STARTER

SetupRANGE_BOUND RSI 44 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE Beta 1.55>1.3, MCap $1.3B<$5B

Investment implication

None of the engine's positive-conviction paths (C-quality, D-momentum) triggered — the F-path HOLD reflects balanced signals. Strongest-cleared gate: INSIDER:OK. Top dim: Growth at 10.0; weakest: Momentum at 4.1. No conviction either direction.

The strongest dimensions are Growth at 10.0, Value at 6.3, and Sentiment at 6.2; the weakest are Momentum at 4.1, Catalyst at 4.2, and Insider at 5.0. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of -0.74 and an engine sizing output of STARTER.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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