Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Competitors $26.30 -0.44 (-1.65%) Closing price 10/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.26 -0.04 (-0.15%) As of 10/24/2025 07:18 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LWAY vs. THS, SENEA, JBSS, CVGW, BGS, HAIN, FARM, MDLZ, HSY, and KShould you be buying Lifeway Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lifeway Foods include TreeHouse Foods (THS), Seneca Foods (SENEA), John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS), Calavo Growers (CVGW), B&G Foods (BGS), The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN), Farmer Brothers (FARM), Mondelez International (MDLZ), Hershey (HSY), and Kellanova (K). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry. Lifeway Foods vs. Its Competitors TreeHouse Foods Seneca Foods John B. Sanfilippo & Son Calavo Growers B&G Foods The Hain Celestial Group Farmer Brothers Mondelez International Hershey Kellanova Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) and TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment. Is LWAY or THS more profitable? Lifeway Foods has a net margin of 5.49% compared to TreeHouse Foods' net margin of 0.62%. Lifeway Foods' return on equity of 14.32% beat TreeHouse Foods' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lifeway Foods5.49% 14.32% 11.35% TreeHouse Foods 0.62%6.35%2.45% Does the media refer more to LWAY or THS? In the previous week, Lifeway Foods and Lifeway Foods both had 5 articles in the media. Lifeway Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat TreeHouse Foods' score of 0.00 indicating that Lifeway Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lifeway Foods 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral TreeHouse Foods 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LWAY or THS? TreeHouse Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Lifeway Foods. Lifeway Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TreeHouse Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLifeway Foods$186.82M2.14$9.02M$0.6938.12TreeHouse Foods$3.35B0.29$26.90M$0.3949.50 Do analysts prefer LWAY or THS? Lifeway Foods currently has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.48%. TreeHouse Foods has a consensus target price of $23.33, suggesting a potential upside of 20.87%. Given Lifeway Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Lifeway Foods is more favorable than TreeHouse Foods.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lifeway Foods 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50TreeHouse Foods 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 Which has more risk and volatility, LWAY or THS? Lifeway Foods has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LWAY or THS? 36.4% of Lifeway Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 18.9% of Lifeway Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryLifeway Foods beats TreeHouse Foods on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lifeway Foods News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LWAY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LWAY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLifeway FoodsFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$400.39M$2.41B$16.27B$10.81BDividend YieldN/A2.66%3.16%4.80%P/E Ratio38.129.5317.7630.98Price / Sales2.141.0947.29133.64Price / Cash31.3915.5514.6061.86Price / Book5.423.227.176.61Net Income$9.02M-$2.74M$680.91M$277.10M7 Day Performance-3.63%2.92%0.60%2.57%1 Month Performance-2.38%-3.94%0.71%3.20%1 Year PerformanceN/A-5.02%0.38%33.22% Lifeway Foods Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LWAYLifeway Foods2.7378 of 5 stars$26.30-1.6%$33.00+25.5%+0.0%$400.39M$186.82M38.12280Analyst ForecastTHSTreeHouse Foods3.9043 of 5 stars$19.05-1.8%$24.00+26.0%-48.3%$979.20M$3.35B48.847,400Analyst ForecastSENEASeneca Foods0.6456 of 5 stars$119.23-2.3%N/A+87.6%$837.65M$1.58B19.142,885News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeJBSSJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son4.1088 of 5 stars$61.18+0.0%$109.00+78.2%-34.8%$712.09M$1.11B12.161,900News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCVGWCalavo Growers3.9434 of 5 stars$23.79-0.1%$40.00+68.1%-11.6%$425.09M$661.54M27.032,106News CoverageAnalyst ForecastBGSB&G Foods3.5621 of 5 stars$4.56-2.0%$6.10+33.9%-45.7%$372.02M$1.93B-1.612,784HAINThe Hain Celestial Group4.6723 of 5 stars$1.35+3.1%$3.28+143.0%-82.8%$118.28M$1.56B-0.232,600Options VolumeFARMFarmer Brothers4.1982 of 5 stars$1.80+4.0%$2.50+38.9%-8.9%$37.35M$342.28M-2.651,003News CoverageMDLZMondelez International4.3741 of 5 stars$62.81+0.6%$70.84+12.8%-12.2%$80.82B$36.44B23.0190,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionHSYHershey3.9757 of 5 stars$186.18-0.8%$176.21-5.4%-1.0%$38.06B$11.20B24.7320,030News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeKKellanova3.0241 of 5 stars$83.050.0%$83.38+0.4%+2.6%$28.89B$12.75B21.8024,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies THS Alternatives SENEA Alternatives JBSS Alternatives CVGW Alternatives BGS Alternatives HAIN Alternatives FARM Alternatives MDLZ Alternatives HSY Alternatives K Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LWAY) was last updated on 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyMissed Bitcoin when it was $100? 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