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Analysts’ Ratings

Source:LOHAS Weekly Newsletter
Published:Monday, November 01, 1999

Prudential Securities initiated coverage of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade (BJICA) at Hold.

Balance Bar (BBAR) was downgraded by Adams, Harkness & Hill from Strong Buy to Accumulate; Hambrecht & Quist downgraded BBAR stock from Buy to Market Perform.

U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray has given Natrol (NTOL) a Strong Buy rating at a $14/share price target on its “solid” 3Q99 results. Piper says NTOL’s EPS of $.19 beats consensus estimates by $.01.

U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray rated Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI) Buy, with a $48/share price target.

Prudential started The Hain Food Group Inc. (HAIN) at Accumulate. Lehman Brothers reiterated its Buy rating on the stock and raised its price target to $33/share from $28/share. Wedbush Morgan Securities started HAIN at Strong Buy.