NASDAQ:LWAY Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis $22.46 -0.46 (-2.01%) Closing price 10/23/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.45 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 10/23/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Lifeway Foods Stock (NASDAQ:LWAY) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Lifeway Foods alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$22.35▼$23.0050-Day Range$20.46▼$26.4752-Week Range$17.31▼$32.71Volume78,325 shsAverage Volume130,222 shsMarket Capitalization$339.30 millionP/E Ratio32.09Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$34.00Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Lifeway Foods, Inc. is a U.S.-based food company that produces and markets cultured and probiotic dairy products. Its portfolio is centered on kefir, a fermented milk beverage available in a variety of flavors and formats, including low-fat, whole-milk, organic and lactose-free options. The company also offers drinkable yogurt, sour cream, farmer cheese, cream cheese and other cultured dairy products. Through its Green Valley Creamery brand, Lifeway markets lactose-free organic kefir and related dairy products, while its products are sold through grocery stores, natural and specialty food retailers, club stores, mass merchandise channels and e-commerce platforms. Lifeway Foods was founded in 1986 by Michael and Ludmila Smolyansky, who helped introduce kefir to a broader U.S. consumer market. The company is headquartered in Morton Grove, Illinois, and serves customers primarily in the United States. Julie Smolyansky, the founders’ daughter, has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer since 2002.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Lifeway Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks83rd Percentile Overall ScoreLWAY MarketRank™: 4.14542527502 of 5 starsLifeway Foods scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 36th out of 171 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.1 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingLifeway Foods has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialLifeway Foods has a consensus price target of $34.00, representing about 51.4% upside from its current price of $22.46.Amount of Analyst CoverageLifeway Foods has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Lifeway Foods' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Lifeway Foods is 32.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.37.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Lifeway Foods is 32.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.88.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLifeway Foods has a P/B Ratio of 3.98. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Lifeway Foods' valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted5.57% of the float of Lifeway Foods has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLifeway Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.92, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Lifeway Foods has recently increased by 33.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.8 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldLifeway Foods does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthLifeway Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Lifeway Foods is 11.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Lifeway Foods' dividend. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.19 News SentimentLifeway Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.19. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Lifeway Foods this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for LWAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership4.7 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Cluster Insider Buying2 insiders have purchased shares of Lifeway Foods in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.Net Insider BuyingOver the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $4,752,180.00 in company stock, which represents 1.4006% of the company's market cap.Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Lifeway Foods insiders have bought 132.23% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $8,346,030.00 in company stock and sold $3,593,850.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders18.58% of the stock of Lifeway Foods is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions36.39% of the stock of Lifeway Foods is held by institutions.Read more about Lifeway Foods' insider trading history. Receive LWAY Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Lifeway Foods and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Brings Frozen Kefir Back to Soft-Serve Machines Through FoodserviceOctober 21, 2026 | marketscreener.comMLifeway Foods: If Input Costs Moderate And Prices Hold, This Could Be A BuyOctober 21, 2026 | seekingalpha.comHere’s Why Trump Won’t End The Iran WarTrump has called an Iran deal close 38 times since the war began, yet the fighting keeps flaring back up. One day it's a ceasefire, the next it's bombs again. The back and forth may be masking a bigger story most investors are missing. See the real reason this conflict may never fully end.October 25 at 1:00 AM | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)Lifeway Foods aims to keep its kefir leadership positionOctober 20, 2026 | seekingalpha.comLifeway Foods Brings Frozen Kefir Back to Soft-Serve Machines through FoodserviceOctober 20, 2026 | prnewswire.comFinancial Analysis: Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) versus The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ:HAIN)October 20, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comLifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) Major Shareholder Sells 30,000 Shares of Company StockOctober 16, 2026 | insidertrades.comLifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) Major Shareholder Acquires $368,695.38 in StockOctober 7, 2026 | insidertrades.comSee More Headlines LWAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LWAY shares performed this year? Lifeway Foods' stock was trading at $24.23 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, LWAY stock has decreased by 7.3% and is now trading at $22.46. How were Lifeway Foods' earnings last quarter? Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:LWAY) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 13th. The company reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.26. The firm had revenue of $66.89 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $61.40 million. Lifeway Foods had a net margin of 4.48% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.66%. Read the conference call transcript. How do I buy shares of Lifeway Foods? Shares of LWAY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Lifeway Foods own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lifeway Foods investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), GE Aerospace (GE), GameStop (GME), International Business Machines (IBM), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Oracle (ORCL) and PayPal (PYPL). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/13/2026Today10/25/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/12/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (1m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 LWAY's financial health is in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. LWAY has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorConsumer Staples Industry Food Products Sub-IndustryPackaged Foods & Meats Current SymbolNASDAQ:LWAY CIK814586 Webwww.lifewaykefir.com Phone(847) 967-1010Fax847-967-6558Employees293Year Founded1986Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Lifeway Foods$34.00 High Price Target$35.00 Low Price Target$32.00 Potential Upside/Downside+51.4%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.70 Trailing P/E Ratio32.09 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$13.86 million Net Margins4.48% Pretax Margin6.38% Return on Equity12.66% Return on Assets9.29% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.26 Current Ratio2.09 Quick Ratio1.47 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$242.41 million Price / Sales1.40 Cash Flow$1.17 per share Price / Cash Flow19.17 Book Value$5.64 per share Price / Book3.98Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares15,107,000Free Float12,300,000Market Cap$339.30 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.47 Social Links 7 Stocks That Could Lead the Next Market BoomTesla, Nvidia, and Google helped shape the last era of market growth, but the next wave could come from a new group of companies. 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