Natco Pharma Ltd is up for a third straight session in a row. The stock is quoting at Rs 724.3, up 1.44% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.4% on the day, quoting at 19642.65. The Sensex is at 66344.78, up 0.43%. Natco Pharma Ltd has gained around 14.73% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Metal index of which Natco Pharma Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 6.06% in last one month and is currently quoting at 13945.65, up 0.88% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 4.12 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 9.28 lakh shares in last one month.

The PE of the stock is 20.45 based on TTM earnings ending March 23.