How to buy Retail Properties of America shares

Easy steps to invest in Retail Properties of America stock in the UK.

Retail Properties of America Inc (RPAI) is a publicly traded reit - retail business based in the US which employs around 200 staff. Retail Properties of America is listed on the NYSE and traded in US dollars.

How to buy shares in Retail Properties of America

  1. Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. To trade US shares you'll need to complete a W8-BEN form – typically part of the sign-up process.
  2. Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer or debit card.
  3. Search the platform by ticker symbol. RPAI in this case.
  4. Choose an order type. Place a market order (or limit order, if you want to try to hold out for a specific price) with your preferred number of shares or investment amount.
  5. Submit the order. It's that simple.

The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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Is it a good time to buy Retail Properties of America stock?

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Technical analysis

View Retail Properties of America's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.

The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

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Is Retail Properties of America under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Retail Properties of America P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

Retail Properties of America's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 146x. In other words, Retail Properties of America's shares trade at around 146x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of March 2025 (25.37). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Retail Properties of America's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $266.6 million (£201.6 million).

The EBITDA is a measure of Retail Properties of America's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

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