Source: LOHAS Weekly Newsletter
Published: Sunday, October 01, 2000

U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray on Sept. 20 reiterated a Buy rating for the Hain Celestial Food Group (HAIN), while Tucker Anthony Cleary Gull reiterated a #1-Strong Buy rating for the company with a $44 price target.

Horizon Organic (HCOW) on Sept. 19 was downgraded from Accumulate to Market Perform by Adams, Harkness & Hill; from Buy to Neutral by Piper Jaffray; from #1-Strong Buy to #3-Hold by Tucker Anthony; and from Buy to Market Perform by Chase, Hambrecht & Quist.

Tucker Anthony on Sept. 7 downgraded Whole Foods Market (WFMI) from Strong Buy to Accumulate and maintained its #1-Strong Buy rating for United Natural Foods (UNFI).

Ferris Baker downgraded UNFI from Strong Buy to Outperform.

Adams, Harkness & Hill initiated coverage on online drugstore HealthCentral.com (HCEN), owner of Vitamins.com, with an Accumulate rating and a year-end price target of $6/share. Separately, the analyst firm initiated coverage of Green Mountain Coffee (GMCR) with a Strong Buy rating.

BB&T Capital Markets on Aug. 25 downgraded Chattem (CHTT) from Long Term Buy to Hold.