Lifeway Foods, Inc. LWAY
Set alert
22.93 USD -0.29 -1.25%
At close · Oct 30
22.93 0.00 0.00%
After hours · Oct 30, 4:00 PM ET
22.83 Day range 23.35
17.80 52-week range 32.33
- YTD
- -5.37%
- 1 year
- -5.37%
- Open
- 23.25
- Prev close
- 23.22
- Mkt cap
- 346.40M
- Vol
- 80.15K
- Avg vol
- 143.18K
- EPS
- 0.69
- P/E
- 33.23
- Div yield
- 0.00%
More statistics
- Low
- 22.83
- High
- 23.35
- Forward P/E
- 16.72
- Beta
- 1.05
- Short ratio
- 1.52
- Inst. own
- 20.36%
- Dividend
- 0.00
- Ex-div date
- May 28, 2013
- 50-d avg
- 24.94
- 200-d avg
- 19.39
- 1y target
- 26.50
2Y chart
Events in this range
- Nov 14, 2024Earnings: 0.19; estimate 0.27; surprise -29.63%
Signals (78)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 8, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Oct 8, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Sep 21, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Sep 17, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 11, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 8, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 1, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 13, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Aug 13, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 20, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 10, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 2, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jun 23, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 18, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 15, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 11, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 11, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 11, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 29, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 26, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 19, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 15, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 4, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | May 1, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 16, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 15, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 14, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 13, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 1, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 31, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 24, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 17, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 5, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 26, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 25, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 5, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 30, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 2, 2026 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 2, 2026 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 31, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 24, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Nov 20, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Nov 12, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 6, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 5, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Oct 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Sep 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Aug 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 30, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 31, 2024 | 1 year ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 339.45M
- Enterprise value
- 316.69M
- Trailing P/E
- 26.64
- Forward P/E
- 16.72
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 1.92
- Price / book
- 5.57
- EPS (TTM)
- 0.86
- Beta
- 1.05
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Profit margin
- 7.69%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 176.78M
- Revenue growth
- 25.30%
- Free cash flow
- 11.80M
- Total cash
- 14.63M
- Total debt
- 154.00K
- Return on equity
- 22.62%
- Shares outstanding
- 14.82M
- Short % of float
- 2.12%
- 50-day average
- 24.94
- 200-day average
- 19.39
Analyst view
Consensus: none
Price target (mean) 26.50 +15.6% upside
Now 22.93
- Target (low)
- 25.00
- Target (mean)
- 26.50
- Target (high)
- 28.00
Ratings (0m) 2 1 buy · 1 hold · 0 sell
- Strong buy0
- Buy1
- Hold1
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Consensus EPS estimate 0.18.
Financials — quick view
LWAY Revenue — quarterly 66.89M
LWAY Net income — quarterly 127.00K
LWAY EPS — quarterly 0.01
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | 0.27 | 0.19 | -0.08 | -29.63% |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 | 0.17 | 0.25 | +0.08 | +47.06% |
| May 14, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | 0.24 | 0.16 | -0.08 | -33.33% |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | 0.21 | 0.26 | +0.05 | +23.81% |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | 0.16 | 0.23 | +0.07 | +43.75% |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Jun 1, 2023 | 0.06 | 0.21 | +0.15 | +250.00% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2024 | Noble Capital Markets | down | Outperform | Market Perform |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Noble Capital Markets | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| May 15, 2024 | Lake Street | main | Buy | Buy |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Lake Street | init | — | Buy |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Noble Capital Markets | down | Outperform | Market Perform |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Noble Capital Markets | up | Market Perform | Outperform |
About Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. produces and markets probiotic-based products in the United States and internationally. Its primary product is drinkable kefir, a cultured dairy product in various organic and non-organic sizes, flavors, and types. The company offers European-style soft cheeses; cream and other products; ProBugs, a line of kefir products designed for children; drinkable yogurt; and fresh made butter and sour cream. It sells its products under the Lifeway, GlenOaks Farms, and Fresh Made brand names, as well as under private labels on behalf of customers primarily through direct sales force, brokers, and distributors. Lifeway Foods, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Morton Grove, Illinois.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Country
- United States
- Website
- lifewaykefir.com
News
- Lifeway Foods® to Report Third Quarter 2026 Results on November 12, 2026
- Lifeway® Foods Named to Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List, Ranking No. 45 in 2026
- Lifeway® Foods Named to Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List, Ranking No. 45 in 2026
- Lifeway Foods Brings Frozen Kefir Back to Soft-Serve Machines through Foodservice
- BKV, Lamb Weston, Penguin Solutions And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Wednesday
- Top 3 Risk Off Stocks That May Explode This Quarter
- Lifeway Foods Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
- Lifeway Foods Q2 EPS $0.01, Sales $66.893M Beat $61.400M Estimate
- Full Transcript: Lifeway Foods Q2 2026 Earnings Call
- Lifeway Foods® Delivers Highest Quarterly Net Sales in Company History, Extending Record Growth in Second Quarter 2026
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALTO JUAN CARLOS | Director | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Aug 29, 2024 | 4,751 |
| FELDMAN AMY M | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Aug 29, 2024 | 3,025 |
| HANSON ERIC A | Chief Financial Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Aug 29, 2024 | 26,999 |
| LEVY JODY | Director | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Aug 29, 2024 | 25,491 |
| MCWHORTER DORRI | Director | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Aug 29, 2024 | 21,429 |
| SANCHEZ PERFECTO | Director | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Aug 29, 2024 | 4,751 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Technologies, LLC | 2.90% | 430,182 | 9.86M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2.04% | 302,566 | 6.93M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 2.01% | 297,106 | 6.81M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 1.69% | 250,882 | 5.75M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Marshall Wace LLP | 1.13% | 167,925 | 3.85M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Vazirani Asset Management LLC | 0.84% | 125,000 | 2.86M | Sep 29, 2024 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 1.17% | 172,782 | 3.96M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio | 0.97% | 143,138 | 3.28M | Jul 30, 2024 |
| iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 0.79% | 116,763 | 2.68M | Oct 30, 2024 |
| EQ Advisors Trust-1290 VT Gamco Small Company Value Port | 0.67% | 100,000 | 2.29M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 0.55% | 81,769 | 1.87M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund | 0.31% | 46,593 | 1.07M | Aug 30, 2024 |