BMO Capital analyst Keith Bachman lowered his price target on VMware (VMW) to $160 to reflect the "formidable" headwinds seen in on-premise spending, noting that the company's Q4 ramp guidance is unlikely to be realized. The analyst also contends that VMWare's deal with Pivotal Software (PVTL) comes with "governance issues" and conflicts of interest related to Dell (DELL), which may weigh on the company's multiple expansion. Bachman still keeps his Outperform rating on VMware and sees its core compute and management businesses remaining "healthy".