How to buy Healthcare Trust of America shares in the UK

Healthcare Trust of America Inc (HTA) is a publicly traded reit - healthcare facilities business based in the US which employs around 350 staff. Healthcare Trust of America is listed on the NYSE and traded in US dollars.

How to buy shares in Healthcare Trust of America

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.
Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
Search the platform by ticker symbol. HTA in this case.
Choose an order type. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares or dollar amount.
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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Alternative ways to invest in Healthcare Trust of America

Via a fund

Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Healthcare Trust of America), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.

Healthcare Trust of America is a major part of the NYSE, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Is it a good time to buy Healthcare Trust of America stock?

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Technical analysis

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Is Healthcare Trust 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 Healthcare Trust of America P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

P/E ratio
Healthcare Trust of America EBITDA

Healthcare Trust 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 70x. In other words, Healthcare Trust of America's shares trade at around 70x 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.

Healthcare Trust of America's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $454.8 million (£341.8 million).

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

Frequently asked questions

Dividend yield: 3.44% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 3.44% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 18.4% of net profits

Healthcare Trust of America has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 3.44% of its share value annually.

Healthcare Trust of America has paid out, on average, around 18.4% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.44% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 3.44% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Healthcare Trust of America's case, that would currently equate to about 1.295 per share.

While Healthcare Trust of America's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that the company is investing more in its future growth.

Healthcare Trust of America's most recent dividend payout was on 26 July 2022. To be eligible for the latest dividend you would need to have been a shareholder at 17 July 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").
Healthcare Trust of America's shares were split on a 1:2 basis on 15 December 2014. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Healthcare Trust of America shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 100% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Healthcare Trust of America shares which in turn could have impacted Healthcare Trust of America's share price.
It's as easy to sell Healthcare Trust of America as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Healthcare Trust of America shares that you already own.
1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
5. Sell your Healthcare Trust of America shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold
The easiest way to get hold of some Healthcare Trust of America shares is to sign up for a share trading app and place a market order or basic order. This type of order tells the platform that you're interested, so it'll try to execute it as quickly as it can. It could take some time for the order to go through, especially if there's a lot of volatility in Healthcare Trust of America shares.

Healthcare Trust of America financials

Revenue TTM	$779.2 million
Operating margin TTM	23.23%
Gross profit TTM	$531.5 million
Return on assets TTM	1.68%
Return on equity TTM	2.96%
Profit margin	12.1%
Book value	$14.03
Market capitalisation	$6.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

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How to buy Healthcare Trust of America shares

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