Mettler-Toledo stock plunges 14.77% and underperforms peers

8 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 8

Shares closed at $1,124.46 on Friday, their second straight daily loss, even as the S&P 500 rose 0.84% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.02%.
The stock finished 26.27% below its 52-week high of $1,525.17 reached on 25 November, while Emerson Electric rose 0.16% and Roper Technologies and Agilent Technologies fell less sharply.
Trading volume reached 536,316 shares, far above the 50-day average of 158,577, signalling unusually heavy investor activity during a broadly positive market session.

With Wall Street analysts bullish, why did a minor guidance miss cause Mettler-Toledo's stock to plunge nearly 15%?

Can Mettler-Toledo’s market dominance withstand new US tariffs and escalating competition from China?