Analyst Downgrades for March 18th

Analyst Downgrades for 3/18/2010... Athenahealth ATHN downgraded to Underperform from Perform, $31 target, at Oppenheimer... Chesapeake Energy CHK downgraded to Hold at Lazard... HCP Inc HCP downgraded to Underperform from Neutral, $30 target, at RW Baird... Health Care REITs HCN downgraded to Underperform from Neutral, $42 target, at RW Baird... HSBC Holdings HBC downgraded to Market Perform at FBR... Intel Corp. INTC initiated as Neutral at Macquarie... Micron Technology Inc. MU initiated as Underperform at Macquarie... Nationwide Health Properties NHP downgraded from Neutral to Underperform, $32 target, at RW Baird... Northwest Pipe NWPX downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies... NVIDIA NVDA initiated as Neutral at Macquarie... NYSE Euronext NYX initiated as Market Perform at JMP Securities... PetMed Express PETS downgraded to Neutral from Overweight, $21 target, at Piper Jaffray... Schiff Nutrition WNI downgraded to Neutral from Buy at B. Riley... Synovus Financial Corp. SNV downgraded to Neutral at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey... Ventas VTR downgraded to Underperform from Neutral, $41 target, at RW Baird... WNS Holdings WNS downgraded to Neutral from Buy, $13 target, at Janney Montgomery...

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