Natco Pharma Ltd rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 640.1, up 1.64% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.54% on the day, quoting at 18598.4. The Sensex is at 62857.23, up 0.57%. Natco Pharma Ltd has gained around 9.62% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Natco Pharma Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 0.22% in last one month and is currently quoting at 12601.55, up 0.13% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 2.55 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 5.07 lakh shares in last one month.

The PE of the stock is 35.72 based on TTM earnings ending December 22.