Orchid Island Capital (ORC) Competitors

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) and COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ORC or CDP?

Orchid Island Capital received 280 more outperform votes than COPT Defense Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave COPT Defense Properties an outperform vote while only 60.62% of users gave Orchid Island Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Orchid Island Capital	Outperform Votes 294 60.62%	Underperform Votes 191 39.38%
COPT Defense Properties	Outperform Votes 14 66.67%	Underperform Votes 7 33.33%

Which has more risk & volatility, ORC or CDP?

Orchid Island Capital has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, COPT Defense Properties has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ORC or CDP?

COPT Defense Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Orchid Island Capital. Orchid Island Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than COPT Defense Properties, 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	$54.41M	13.98	$37.78M	$0.60	13.58
COPT Defense Properties	$753.27M	4.05	$138.93M	$1.23	22.01

Is ORC or CDP a better dividend stock?

Orchid Island Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.7%. COPT Defense Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Orchid Island Capital pays out 240.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. COPT Defense Properties pays out 99.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor ORC or CDP?

In the previous week, Orchid Island Capital and Orchid Island Capital both had 6 articles in the media. COPT Defense Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Orchid Island Capital's score of 0.54 indicating that COPT Defense Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Orchid Island Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
COPT Defense Properties	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ORC or CDP more profitable?

COPT Defense Properties has a net margin of 18.44% compared to Orchid Island Capital's net margin of 0.00%. COPT Defense Properties' return on equity of 9.07% beat Orchid Island Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orchid Island Capital	N/A	-2.01%	-0.23%
COPT Defense Properties	18.44%	9.07%	3.28%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ORC or CDP?

32.7% of Orchid Island Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Orchid Island Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of COPT Defense Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend ORC or CDP?

Orchid Island Capital presently has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.56%. COPT Defense Properties has a consensus target price of $33.43, indicating a potential upside of 23.49%. Given COPT Defense Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe COPT Defense Properties 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
COPT Defense Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

COPT Defense Properties beats Orchid Island Capital on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.