Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 422.4, up 5.6% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.02% on the day, quoting at 23816.5. The Sensex is at 76935.59, up 0.02%. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has slipped around 1.54% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Energy index of which Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd is a constituent, has slipped around 0.47% in last one month and is currently quoting at 36290.7, up 1.32% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 153.01 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 132.49 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark November futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 425, up 5.68% on the day. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd is up 62.43% in last one year as compared to a 6.64% slide in NIFTY and a 2.59% slide in the Nifty Energy index.

The PE of the stock is 48.71 based on TTM earnings ending September 26.