that was at about 1:10pm est
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--El Paso Energy Corp. (EP) shares climbed 28% Wednesday, although the price remains at less than half that of last week, before a ruling by a Federal Energy Commission judge sent the shares tumbling.
Investors "hugely overreacted to a worst-case scenario," analyst Curt Launer of Credit Suisse First Boston said in a research note Wednesday.
Launder, who doesn't own shares in El Paso, said he expects a "recovery target price" of $18 a share for the stock.
A FERC judge found Monday that El Paso withheld gas supplies during California's energy crisis last year, helping to drive up prices. El Paso has denied market manipulation.
The judge recommended that FERC begin penalty proceedings.
El Paso shares traded recently at $6.70, up 27% or $1.42, on volume of 24.2 million shares. Average daily volume is 9.2 million shares
also, I heard someone mention that there is always a possibilty that the court ruling is overturned.
Uptik