** Hotel franchisor Choice Hotels International's shares
CHH.N fall 1.4% to $127.66 in early market hours
** J.P. Morgan downgrades rating to "underweight" from
"neutral", maintains PT of $120
** Says industry data shows decline in co's Q2 planned
development pipeline sequentially, with overall total pipeline
contracting
** Four brokerages rate the stock "strongbuy", six "hold"
and two "sell"; their median PT is $127 - LSEG data
** Including session moves, stock has risen 12.7% YTD
(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)
((Aatreyee.Dasgupta@thomsonreuters.com))