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LWAY

Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Nasdaq· Dairy Products· Inc. IL· CIK 0000814586 Consumer & Retail
$23.22 +0.22 (+0.96%)
Oct 27 4:00 PM ET · prev $23.00
Market cap
$339.3M
Small cap
Consensus
Buy
89% Buy or better · 9 analysts
Median target
🔒 Subscribers only
Next earnings
Nov 16
in 20 days
1 year
−8.3%
from $25.33 · Oct 28
30 days
+8.7%
from $21.36
52-week range
$17.80–32.33
−28% from high · low Mar 20
Avg volume 20D
128.9K
shares / day
Short interest
670.2K
≈4.4% of shares · −2.2%
Days to cover
4.5
at average volume
Insider net
−$10.6M
2 buyers · 2 sellers · since Jun 24
New fund stakes
1
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
SecBot read BEARISH 3 reports · 90 days
Balance 2 bearish · 1 bullish oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 1/3 ·Next Earnings date, Nov 16, 2026
Strongest BEARISH Lifeway Foods insiders are sending mixed signals after Q2 earnings revealed record revenue but a severe…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

  • R Apr 1 Lifeway Foods projected first-quarter 2026 net sales between $60.8 m…
  • S Jun 24 to Jul 7 7 days of insider sells: $10.2M by 2 insiders, avg $29.58
  • S Jul 15 to Jul 22 2 days of insider sells: $5.2M by 2 insiders, avg $30.88
  • S Aug 12 to Aug 14 2 days of insider sells: $2.9M by 1 insider, avg $26.50
  • B Aug 13 to Aug 19 4 days of insider buys: $6.2M by 2 insiders, avg $24.85
  • A Aug 14 Freedom Broker upgrades
  • X Sep 30 Short interest jumps 33.5% to 685.1K
  • B Oct 2 to Oct 6 3 days of insider buys: $2.2M by 1 insider, avg $20.92

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    2 insiders bought $8.3M at an average $23.70. 2 insiders sold $19.0M.

  • InstitutionsBULLISH

    Q2 2026: 16 added (1 new), 4 trimmed or exited. Largest new: Wellington Management Group $17.5M.

  • AnalystsBULLISH

    8 of 9 rate it Buy or better.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest −2.2% to 670.2K shares. 4.5 days to cover, ≈4.4% of shares.

  • TrendDOWNTREND

    1% below its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
1
new positions
0
exits
$17.5M
in new stakes
FundMoveSharesValue
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCDOUBLED930,109$27.8M
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPNEW585,100$17.5M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCADD366,771$10.9M
Squarepoint Ops LLCDOUBLED124,294$3.7M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCDOUBLED104,564$3.1M
JANE STREET GROUP, LLCDOUBLED98,504$2.9M
UBS Group AGDOUBLED78,800$2.4M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCADD65,918$2.0M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

9 analysts
Buy 89% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy3Buy5Hold1Sell0Strong Sell0

Fresh Price Targets

Analyst price targets updated within the last 24 hours are for subscribers only.

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Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Aug 14, 2026Freedom Broker
UPGRADE
UPGRADEBuy
May 15, 2026Freedom Broker
DOWNGRADE
DOWNGRADEHold

Washington

Corporate Lobbying

8 lobbying filings and 0 bills this company lobbies on, with spend, stage and how each bill touches it, are for subscribers.

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Insider ledger

Form 4
$8.3M
bought · 2 insiders
$19.0M
sold · 2 insiders
−2.0%
vs their $23.70 cost
DateInsiderTypeValue
Oct 13, 2026
SMOLYANSKY EDWARD
10%+ Owner
SELL$679.2K
Oct 6, 2026
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP
10%+ Owner
BUY$1.0M
Oct 5, 2026
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP
10%+ Owner
BUY$760.5K
Oct 2, 2026
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP
10%+ Owner
BUY$368.7K
Sep 30, 2026
Chartier Kirk
Director
AWARD782 sh
Sep 30, 2026
Dalto Juan Carlos
Director
AWARD708 sh
Sep 30, 2026
SCHER JASON SCOTT
Director
AWARD1,166 sh
Sep 30, 2026
Harris Andee
Director
AWARD797 sh

Earnings setup

Estimates
Nov 16
reports in 20 days

Revision history: 🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only

PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
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Short side

FINRA· Oct 15, 2026
670,181
shares short
-2.2%
vs prior settlement
4.5
days to cover
≈4.4%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 26, 2026 Routine
Lifeway® Foods Named to Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List, Ranking No. 45 in 2026
Leading Kefir and Probiotic Company Celebrates National Recognition for Exceptional Growth, Financia
Oct 13, 2026 Insider
SMOLYANSKY EDWARD sold 30,000 shares
10%+ Owner @ $22.64 ($679.2K)
Oct 6, 2026 Insider
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP bought 50,000 shares
10%+ Owner @ $20.80 ($1.0M)
Oct 5, 2026 Insider
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP bought 36,202 shares
10%+ Owner @ $21.01 ($760.5K)
Aug 19, 2026 SEC
Lifeway Foods insiders are sending mixed signals after Q2 earnings revealed record revenue but a severe margin…
CLUSTER — Impact 6/10
Aug 17, 2026 SEC
Lifeway Foods' 10% owner Smolyansky sold $1.0M of stock at $28.74 while another 10% owner, Divisadero Street Capital…
CLUSTER — Impact 6/10
Aug 13, 2026 SEC
Lifeway Foods reported record Q2 2026 net sales of $66.9M, up 24.1% YoY, marking the 27th consecutive quarter of…
8-K — Impact 6/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC — DOUBLED
930,109 shares ($27.8M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Nov 16, 2026
Earnings date
LWAY Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-11-16
Recent
Oct 26, 2026
Company news
Lifeway® Foods Named to Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List, Ranking No. 45 in 2026
Leading Kefir and Probiotic Company Celebrates National Recognition for Exceptional Growth, Financial Performance and Long-Term Shareholder Value…
Aug 13, 2026
Earnings date
LWAY Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-13
Aug 12, 2026
Reg SHO list
Reg SHO Threshold: LWAY exited the threshold list
LIFEWAY FOODS INC | On list since 2026-07-30
Jul 30, 2026
Reg SHO list
Reg SHO Threshold: LWAY entered the threshold list
LIFEWAY FOODS INC | 5+ consecutive settlement days of fails-to-deliver ≥10k shares and ≥0.5% of shares outstanding
Jul 20, 2026
Reg SHO list
Reg SHO Threshold: LWAY exited the threshold list
LIFEWAY FOODS INC | On list since 2026-07-02

SecBot reports

20 filings · 6 bullish · 7 bearish · 1 mixed · 6 neutral
All LWAY filing & press-release reports (20)