As previously reported, FBN Securities downgraded EMC to Sector Perform from Outperform, stating that its Q1 storage checks were surprisingly weak. The firm said feedback provided for the negative data points included storage bit demand growth being hurt by cloud movement and data duplication and compression; reports of increased allocation by IT managers towards security; and negative notes about the competitive environment. The firm believes EMC's annual guidance was already aggressive and the FX impact will be worse than guided in the January outlook. FBN Securities lowered EMC's price target to $27 from $30.