DSW (DSW) (TNB) (NBIX) (FSL) (MITT) Get New Coverage

DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW), Thomas & Betts Co. (NYSE: TNB), Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: NBIX), Freescale Semi (NYSE: FSL) and AG Mortgage Investment Trust (NASDAQ: MITT) getting new analyst coverage.

Macquarie initiated coverage on Thomas & Betts Co. (TNB). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Avondale Partners initiated coverage on DSW Inc. (DSW). They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $50.00 on the company.

MKM Partners initiated coverage on Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. (NBIX). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $12.00 on the company.

Gleacher & Co. initiated coverage on Freescale Semi (FSL). The y placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on AG Mortgage Investment Trust (MITT). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $22.00 on the company.

Ratings on (SCGLY) (SYK) (TNB) (VTR) Upgraded

Ratings on shares of Societe Generale SA (NASDAQ: SCGLY), Stryker (NYSE: SYK), Thomas & Betts Co. (NYSE: TNB) and Ventas (NYSE: VTR) were upgraded by analysts.

RBS upgraded Societe Generale SA (SCGLY) from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Stryker (SYK) from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) upgraded Thomas & Betts Co. (TNB) from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $68.00 on the company.

Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Ventas (VTR) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a price target of $60.00 on the company.