Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FLO or LWAY?

Flowers Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Lifeway Foods. Flowers Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lifeway Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Flowers Foods $5.26B 0.23 $83.82M $0.26 22.40 Lifeway Foods $212.50M 1.56 $13.86M $0.70 31.30

Do analysts prefer LWAY or SENEA?

Lifeway Foods presently has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.18%. Given Lifeway Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Lifeway Foods is more favorable than Seneca Foods. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lifeway Foods 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Seneca Foods 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LWAY or SENEA?

Seneca Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Lifeway Foods. Seneca Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lifeway Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Lifeway Foods $212.50M 1.56 $13.86M $0.70 31.30 Seneca Foods $1.66B 0.75 $114.67M $17.31 10.63

Is LWAY or SENEA more profitable?

Seneca Foods has a net margin of 6.75% compared to Lifeway Foods' net margin of 4.48%. Seneca Foods' return on equity of 14.96% beat Lifeway Foods' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lifeway Foods 4.48% 12.66% 9.29% Seneca Foods 6.75% 14.96% 8.56%

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LWAY vs. FLO, SENEA, BRBR, SMPL, and WEST

Should you buy Lifeway Foods stock or one of its competitors? Lifeway Foods's main competitors and comparable companies include Flowers Foods (FLO), Seneca Foods (SENEA), BellRing Brands (BRBR), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), and Westrock Coffee (WEST). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.

How does Lifeway Foods compare to Flowers Foods?

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) and Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Flowers Foods presently has a consensus price target of $7.60, indicating a potential upside of 30.47%. Lifeway Foods has a consensus price target of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.18%. Given Lifeway Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lifeway Foods is more favorable than Flowers Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flowers Foods	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Lifeway Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Flowers Foods had 2 more articles in the media than Lifeway Foods. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Flowers Foods and 1 mentions for Lifeway Foods. Lifeway Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Flowers Foods' score of 0.07 indicating that Lifeway Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Flowers Foods	Neutral
Lifeway Foods	Very Positive

Flowers Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Lifeway Foods. Flowers Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lifeway Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flowers Foods	$5.26B	0.23	$83.82M	$0.26	22.40
Lifeway Foods	$212.50M	1.56	$13.86M	$0.70	31.30

Lifeway Foods has a net margin of 4.48% compared to Flowers Foods' net margin of 1.06%. Flowers Foods' return on equity of 14.91% beat Lifeway Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flowers Foods	1.06%	14.91%	4.72%
Lifeway Foods	4.48%	12.66%	9.29%

Flowers Foods has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lifeway Foods has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

75.5% of Flowers Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of Lifeway Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Flowers Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of Lifeway Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lifeway Foods beats Flowers Foods on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lifeway Foods compare to Seneca Foods?

Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) and Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Seneca Foods had 2 more articles in the media than Lifeway Foods. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Seneca Foods and 1 mentions for Lifeway Foods. Lifeway Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Seneca Foods' score of 0.61 indicating that Lifeway Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lifeway Foods	Very Positive
Seneca Foods	Positive

Seneca Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Lifeway Foods. Seneca Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lifeway Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lifeway Foods	$212.50M	1.56	$13.86M	$0.70	31.30
Seneca Foods	$1.66B	0.75	$114.67M	$17.31	10.63

Seneca Foods has a net margin of 6.75% compared to Lifeway Foods' net margin of 4.48%. Seneca Foods' return on equity of 14.96% beat Lifeway Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lifeway Foods	4.48%	12.66%	9.29%
Seneca Foods	6.75%	14.96%	8.56%

Lifeway Foods has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Seneca Foods has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the broader market.

Lifeway Foods presently has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.18%. Given Lifeway Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Lifeway Foods is more favorable than Seneca Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lifeway Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Seneca Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

36.4% of Lifeway Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.6% of Lifeway Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lifeway Foods beats Seneca Foods on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lifeway Foods compare to BellRing Brands?

Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) and BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

In the previous week, BellRing Brands had 4 more articles in the media than Lifeway Foods. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for BellRing Brands and 1 mentions for Lifeway Foods. Lifeway Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat BellRing Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that Lifeway Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lifeway Foods	Very Positive
BellRing Brands	Neutral

Lifeway Foods has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

BellRing Brands has a net margin of 7.28% compared to Lifeway Foods' net margin of 4.48%. Lifeway Foods' return on equity of 12.66% beat BellRing Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lifeway Foods	4.48%	12.66%	9.29%
BellRing Brands	7.28%	-33.04%	15.63%

BellRing Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Lifeway Foods. BellRing Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lifeway Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lifeway Foods	$212.50M	1.56	$13.86M	$0.70	31.30
BellRing Brands	$2.32B	0.39	$216.20M	$1.42	5.43

36.4% of Lifeway Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.6% of Lifeway Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Lifeway Foods currently has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.18%. BellRing Brands has a consensus target price of $19.82, indicating a potential upside of 157.25%. Given BellRing Brands' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BellRing Brands is more favorable than Lifeway Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lifeway Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
BellRing Brands	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Summary

BellRing Brands beats Lifeway Foods on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lifeway Foods compare to Simply Good Foods?

Simply Good Foods (NASDAQ:SMPL) and Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, Simply Good Foods had 32 more articles in the media than Lifeway Foods. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Simply Good Foods and 1 mentions for Lifeway Foods. Lifeway Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Simply Good Foods' score of 0.24 indicating that Lifeway Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Simply Good Foods	Neutral
Lifeway Foods	Very Positive

Simply Good Foods has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lifeway Foods has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

Simply Good Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Lifeway Foods. Simply Good Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lifeway Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Simply Good Foods	$1.45B	0.57	$103.61M	-$2.17	N/A
Lifeway Foods	$212.50M	1.56	$13.86M	$0.70	31.30

Lifeway Foods has a net margin of 4.48% compared to Simply Good Foods' net margin of -14.28%. Lifeway Foods' return on equity of 12.66% beat Simply Good Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simply Good Foods	-14.28%	9.34%	6.67%
Lifeway Foods	4.48%	12.66%	9.29%

Simply Good Foods presently has a consensus price target of $14.45, indicating a potential upside of 53.28%. Lifeway Foods has a consensus price target of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.18%. Given Lifeway Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lifeway Foods is more favorable than Simply Good Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Simply Good Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15
Lifeway Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

88.5% of Simply Good Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of Lifeway Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.8% of Simply Good Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of Lifeway Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lifeway Foods beats Simply Good Foods on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lifeway Foods compare to Westrock Coffee?

Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) and Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Lifeway Foods has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westrock Coffee. Westrock Coffee is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lifeway Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lifeway Foods	$212.50M	1.56	$13.86M	$0.70	31.30
Westrock Coffee	$1.19B	0.65	-$90.44M	-$0.66	N/A

Lifeway Foods presently has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.18%. Westrock Coffee has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.47%. Given Lifeway Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lifeway Foods is more favorable than Westrock Coffee.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lifeway Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Westrock Coffee	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

In the previous week, Westrock Coffee had 2 more articles in the media than Lifeway Foods. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Westrock Coffee and 1 mentions for Lifeway Foods. Lifeway Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Westrock Coffee's score of 0.37 indicating that Lifeway Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lifeway Foods	Very Positive
Westrock Coffee	Neutral

Lifeway Foods has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Westrock Coffee has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

36.4% of Lifeway Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by institutional investors. 18.6% of Lifeway Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.4% of Westrock Coffee shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lifeway Foods has a net margin of 4.48% compared to Westrock Coffee's net margin of -4.88%. Lifeway Foods' return on equity of 12.66% beat Westrock Coffee's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lifeway Foods	4.48%	12.66%	9.29%
Westrock Coffee	-4.88%	-2,145.68%	-3.44%

Summary

Lifeway Foods beats Westrock Coffee on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Lifeway Foods	Food Products Industry	Consumer Staples Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$355.31M	$5.42B	$15.53B	$13.10B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.23%	3.27%	12.57%
P/E Ratio	33.60	13.39	14.13	25.77
Price / Sales	1.56	83.71	262,948.70	97.61
Price / Cash	20.08	113.07	56.96	52.76
Price / Book	3.88	3.69	4.31	6.34
Net Income	$13.86M	$772.51M	$837.18M	$360.00M
7 Day Performance	-7.90%	-1.89%	-1.42%	-0.11%
1 Month Performance	-16.79%	-4.92%	-4.58%	-3.42%
1 Year Performance	-18.00%	35.85%	10.14%	5.46%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
LWAY Lifeway Foods	4.0526 of 5 stars	$21.91 -1.8%	$34.00 +55.2%	-15.8%	$355.31M	$212.50M	33.60	293	Positive News
FLO Flowers Foods	3.3983 of 5 stars	$5.96 +0.1%	$7.60 +27.5%	-55.5%	$1.26B	$5.26B	22.90	10,300	Analyst Downgrade
SENEA Seneca Foods	1.8936 of 5 stars	$185.14 +2.4%	N/A	+72.9%	$1.25B	$1.66B	10.70	2,995
BRBR BellRing Brands	4.487 of 5 stars	$9.03 +0.9%	$19.82 +119.5%	-77.0%	$1.05B	$2.32B	6.36	530
SMPL Simply Good Foods	3.415 of 5 stars	$10.02 +0.6%	$14.45 +44.3%	-62.6%	$885.93M	$1.45B	N/A	328	Trending News

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Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Competitors

LWAY vs. FLO, SENEA, BRBR, SMPL, and WEST

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Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Competitors

LWAY vs. FLO, SENEA, BRBR, SMPL, and WEST

How does Lifeway Foods compare to Flowers Foods?

Do analysts prefer FLO or LWAY?

Does the media favor FLO or LWAY?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FLO or LWAY?

Is FLO or LWAY more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, FLO or LWAY?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FLO or LWAY?

Summary

How does Lifeway Foods compare to Seneca Foods?

Does the media favor LWAY or SENEA?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LWAY or SENEA?

Is LWAY or SENEA more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, LWAY or SENEA?

Do analysts prefer LWAY or SENEA?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LWAY or SENEA?

Summary

How does Lifeway Foods compare to BellRing Brands?

Does the media prefer LWAY or BRBR?

Which has more volatility and risk, LWAY or BRBR?

Is LWAY or BRBR more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LWAY or BRBR?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LWAY or BRBR?

Do analysts recommend LWAY or BRBR?

Summary

How does Lifeway Foods compare to Simply Good Foods?

Does the media prefer SMPL or LWAY?

Which has more risk and volatility, SMPL or LWAY?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SMPL or LWAY?

Is SMPL or LWAY more profitable?

Do analysts prefer SMPL or LWAY?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SMPL or LWAY?

Summary

How does Lifeway Foods compare to Westrock Coffee?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LWAY or WEST?

Do analysts recommend LWAY or WEST?

Does the media favor LWAY or WEST?

Which has more risk and volatility, LWAY or WEST?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LWAY or WEST?

Is LWAY or WEST more profitable?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

LWAY vs. The Competition

Lifeway Foods Competitors List

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