Companies coming public through mergers with special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) became quite trendy in early 2021, but interest (and investments) in them fizzled quite a bit in the latter half of the year. Over 600 of these "blank-check companies" were launched in 2021, and many of them did find companies to merge with. Unfortunately, many ended up merging with low-quality companies that resulted in bad or mediocre stock performance. It seems that finding high-quality SPACs is no less tricky than finding high-quality stocks in general.
Grab Holdings (NASDAQ: GRAB) came public through a SPAC in early December, after the SPAC craze had run its course. The stock got hammered almost immediately, and it is now trading over 30% off the price at which it came public. Does this dip provide a good buying opportunity, or should you simply stay away from Grab? Let's find out.
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Is Grab Holdings Stock a Buy?