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Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$30.92 +0.51 (+1.68%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$30.95 +0.03 (+0.10%)
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About Lifeway Foods Stock (NASDAQ:LWAY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$30.01
$31.04
50-Day Range
$24.08
$31.73
52-Week Range
$17.82
$32.19
Volume
90,745 shs
Average Volume
81,800 shs
Market Capitalization
$470.91 million
P/E Ratio
44.81
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$29.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Lifeway Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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19th Percentile Overall Score

LWAY MarketRank™: 

Lifeway Foods scored higher than 19% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 134th out of 151 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Lifeway Foods has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Lifeway Foods has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Lifeway Foods' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Lifeway Foods is 44.07, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.69.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Lifeway Foods is 44.07, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 18.28.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Lifeway Foods has a P/B Ratio of 5.98. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.23% of the float of Lifeway Foods has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Lifeway Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lifeway Foods has recently decreased by 8.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Lifeway Foods does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Lifeway Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.23% of the float of Lifeway Foods has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Lifeway Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lifeway Foods has recently decreased by 8.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Lifeway Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.95. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Lifeway Foods this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for LWAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Lifeway Foods insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $595,316.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    18.86% 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 Institutions

    Only 36.39% of the stock of Lifeway Foods is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Lifeway Foods' insider trading history.
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Q2 2025 Lifeway Foods Inc Earnings Call Transcript
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LWAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Lifeway Foods' stock was trading at $24.80 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, LWAY shares have increased by 24.7% and is now trading at $30.92.

Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:LWAY) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 12th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $53.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $54 million. Lifeway Foods had a net margin of 5.49% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.32%.
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Lifeway Foods' top institutional investors include Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (0.98%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.82%), Gabelli Funds LLC (0.65%) and GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. (0.62%). Insiders that own company stock include Julie Smolyansky, Edward Smolyansky, Ludmila Smolyansky, Eric A Hanson, Pol Sikar, Amy M Feldman and Jason Scott Scher.
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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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lifeway Foods investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Meta Platforms (META), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Adobe (ADBE) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/12/2025
Today
8/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/12/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
FOOD - DAIRY PRDS
Sub-Industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:LWAY
CIK
814586
Employees
280
Year Founded
1986

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$33.00
Low Price Target
$25.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-4.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.69
Trailing P/E Ratio
43.78
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$9.02 million
Net Margins
5.49%
Pretax Margin
8.28%
Return on Equity
14.32%
Return on Assets
11.35%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
3.03
Quick Ratio
2.40

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$186.82 million
Price / Sales
2.46
Cash Flow
$0.82 per share
Price / Cash Flow
36.95
Book Value
$5.17 per share
Price / Book
5.84

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
15,230,000
Free Float
12,355,000
Market Cap
$460.10 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.69

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This page (NASDAQ:LWAY) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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