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LWAY vs. JJSF, DOLE, SENEA, JBSS, and BGS

Should you buy Lifeway Foods stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Lifeway Foods with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Lifeway Foods include J & J Snack Foods (JJSF), Dole (DOLE), Seneca Foods (SENEA), John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS), and B&G Foods (BGS). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.

How does Lifeway Foods compare to J & J Snack Foods?

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

J & J Snack Foods has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lifeway Foods has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market.

Lifeway Foods has a net margin of 6.54% compared to J & J Snack Foods' net margin of 3.75%. Lifeway Foods' return on equity of 17.76% beat J & J Snack Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
J & J Snack Foods3.75% 9.01% 6.18%
Lifeway Foods 6.54%17.76%13.82%

In the previous week, J & J Snack Foods and J & J Snack Foods both had 2 articles in the media. J & J Snack Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Lifeway Foods' score of 0.96 indicating that J & J Snack Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
J & J Snack Foods Positive
Lifeway Foods Positive

76.0% of J & J Snack Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of Lifeway Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 20.4% of J & J Snack Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of Lifeway Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

J & J Snack Foods pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Lifeway Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. J & J Snack Foods pays out 107.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lifeway Foods pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J & J Snack Foods has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. J & J Snack Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
J & J Snack Foods$1.58B0.92$65.60M$2.9826.15
Lifeway Foods$229.42M1.65$13.86M$0.9725.49

J & J Snack Foods presently has a consensus target price of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 54.00%. Lifeway Foods has a consensus target price of $34.33, suggesting a potential upside of 38.83%. Given J & J Snack Foods' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe J & J Snack Foods is more favorable than Lifeway Foods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
J & J Snack Foods
2 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67
Lifeway Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Summary

J & J Snack Foods beats Lifeway Foods on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lifeway Foods compare to Dole?

Dole (NYSE:DOLE) 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 risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

36.4% of Lifeway Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.8% of Dole shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of Lifeway Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dole presently has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.85%. Lifeway Foods has a consensus target price of $34.33, suggesting a potential upside of 38.83%. Given Lifeway Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lifeway Foods is more favorable than Dole.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dole
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.75
Lifeway Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Dole pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Lifeway Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Dole pays out 75.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lifeway Foods pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dole has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Dole is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Dole has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lifeway Foods has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Dole had 3 more articles in the media than Lifeway Foods. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Dole and 2 mentions for Lifeway Foods. Lifeway Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Dole's score of 0.33 indicating that Lifeway Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Dole Neutral
Lifeway Foods Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dole$9.42B0.14$51.32M$0.4531.64
Lifeway Foods$229.42M1.65$13.86M$0.9725.49

Lifeway Foods has a net margin of 6.54% compared to Dole's net margin of 0.46%. Lifeway Foods' return on equity of 17.76% beat Dole's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dole0.46% 7.63% 2.51%
Lifeway Foods 6.54%17.76%13.82%

Summary

Lifeway Foods beats Dole on 11 of the 19 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 better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Seneca Foods had 7 more articles in the media than Lifeway Foods. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Seneca Foods and 2 mentions for Lifeway Foods. Lifeway Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Seneca Foods' score of 0.54 indicating that Lifeway Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Lifeway Foods Positive
Seneca Foods Positive

Seneca Foods has a net margin of 6.91% compared to Lifeway Foods' net margin of 6.54%. Lifeway Foods' return on equity of 17.76% beat Seneca Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lifeway Foods6.54% 17.76% 13.82%
Seneca Foods 6.91%14.05%7.84%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lifeway Foods$229.42M1.65$13.86M$0.9725.49
Seneca Foods$1.66B0.68$114.67M$16.6010.08

36.4% of Lifeway Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.9% of Lifeway Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Lifeway Foods presently has a consensus price target of $34.33, indicating a potential upside of 38.83%. Given Lifeway Foods' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Seneca Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50

Lifeway Foods has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% 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.

Summary

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

How does Lifeway Foods compare to John B. Sanfilippo & Son?

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) and Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.

In the previous week, John B. Sanfilippo & Son and John B. Sanfilippo & Son both had 2 articles in the media. John B. Sanfilippo & Son's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Lifeway Foods' score of 0.96 indicating that John B. Sanfilippo & Son is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
John B. Sanfilippo & Son Positive
Lifeway Foods Positive

70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of Lifeway Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 30.2% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of Lifeway Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lifeway Foods has a net margin of 6.54% compared to John B. Sanfilippo & Son's net margin of 5.76%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son's return on equity of 18.11% beat Lifeway Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
John B. Sanfilippo & Son5.76% 18.11% 10.88%
Lifeway Foods 6.54%17.76%13.82%

John B. Sanfilippo & Son presently has a consensus price target of $109.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.55%. Lifeway Foods has a consensus price target of $34.33, suggesting a potential upside of 38.83%. Given Lifeway Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lifeway Foods is more favorable than John B. Sanfilippo & Son.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Lifeway Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
John B. Sanfilippo & Son$1.11B0.83$58.93M$5.7013.80
Lifeway Foods$229.42M1.65$13.86M$0.9725.49

John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Lifeway Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lifeway Foods pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. John B. Sanfilippo & Son is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lifeway Foods has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

John B. Sanfilippo & Son and Lifeway Foods tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lifeway Foods compare to B&G Foods?

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

B&G Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Lifeway Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. B&G Foods pays out -39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lifeway Foods pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. B&G Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Lifeway Foods has lower revenue, but higher earnings than B&G Foods. B&G 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
B&G Foods$1.81B0.18-$43.26M-$0.96N/A
Lifeway Foods$229.42M1.65$13.86M$0.9725.49

Lifeway Foods has a net margin of 6.54% compared to B&G Foods' net margin of -4.23%. Lifeway Foods' return on equity of 17.76% beat B&G Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
B&G Foods-4.23% 9.67% 1.53%
Lifeway Foods 6.54%17.76%13.82%

66.2% of B&G Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of Lifeway Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of B&G Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of Lifeway Foods shares are owned by company 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.

B&G Foods presently has a consensus price target of $4.88, suggesting a potential upside of 22.95%. Lifeway Foods has a consensus price target of $34.33, suggesting a potential upside of 38.83%. Given Lifeway Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lifeway Foods is more favorable than B&G Foods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
B&G Foods
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.60
Lifeway Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

In the previous week, B&G Foods had 1 more articles in the media than Lifeway Foods. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for B&G Foods and 2 mentions for Lifeway Foods. Lifeway Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat B&G Foods' score of 0.11 indicating that Lifeway Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
B&G Foods Neutral
Lifeway Foods Positive

B&G Foods has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lifeway Foods has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Lifeway Foods beats B&G Foods on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LWAY vs. The Competition

MetricLifeway FoodsFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$377.92M$2.97B$16.39B$12.35B
Dividend YieldN/A2.50%3.45%5.66%
P/E Ratio25.496.3726.0424.58
Price / Sales1.651.0647.05167.29
Price / Cash21.4014.4713.3837.92
Price / Book4.385.405.606.78
Net Income$13.86M$51.87M$680.43M$337.32M
7 Day Performance5.23%-0.04%2.87%1.96%
1 Month Performance2.15%0.39%3.74%3.81%
1 Year Performance-0.76%10.24%-9.71%32.19%

Lifeway Foods Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LWAY
Lifeway Foods
4.5175 of 5 stars
$24.73
-1.4%
$34.33
+38.8%
+0.6%$377.92M$229.42M25.49280
JJSF
J & J Snack Foods
4.3727 of 5 stars
$77.28
+2.2%
$120.00
+55.3%
-30.8%$1.45B$1.58B25.954,600
DOLE
Dole
3.4905 of 5 stars
$13.85
+1.2%
$15.50
+11.9%
+3.0%$1.32B$9.17B30.7932,027
SENEA
Seneca Foods
1.9773 of 5 stars
$147.45
+2.5%
N/A+94.3%$994.98M$1.61B11.312,885
JBSS
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
4.7329 of 5 stars
$77.50
+2.7%
$109.00
+40.6%
+27.3%$906.97M$1.11B13.611,900

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This page (NASDAQ:LWAY) was last updated on 6/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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