NASDAQ:LWAY Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis $12.08 +0.35 (+2.98%) (As of 07/26/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$11.63▼$12.2050-Day Range$11.73▼$17.2352-Week Range$5.91▼$28.61Volume101,758 shsAverage Volume144,419 shsMarket Capitalization$177.70 millionP/E Ratio14.05Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$24.00 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Get Lifeway Foods alerts: Email Address Lifeway Foods MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingBuy3.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside98.7% Upside$24.00 Price TargetShort InterestBearish8.68% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.33Based on 10 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$856,338 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth53.75%From $0.80 to $1.23 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.3.69 out of 5 starsConsumer Staples Sector66th out of 136 stocksDairy Products Industry1st out of 1 stocks 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLifeway Foods has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageLifeway Foods has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Lifeway Foods' stock forecast and price target. Previous Next 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted8.68% 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 1.9, 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 41.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLifeway Foods does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthLifeway Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for LWAY. Previous Next 1.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentLifeway Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Lifeway Foods this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for LWAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 3 people have added Lifeway Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $856,338.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders31.77% 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 InstitutionsOnly 36.39% of the stock of Lifeway Foods is held by institutions.Read more about Lifeway Foods' insider trading history. Previous Next 3.1 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Lifeway Foods are expected to grow by 53.75% in the coming year, from $0.80 to $1.23 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Lifeway Foods is 14.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.27.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Lifeway Foods is 14.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 19.25.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLifeway Foods has a P/B Ratio of 2.94. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Lifeway Foods' valuation and earnings. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Crypto 101 MediaNext opportunity for crypto millionsThe Bitcoin halving is the #1 creator of "crypto millionaires". 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Lifeway Foods, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Morton Grove, Illinois.Read More LWAY Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart LWAY Stock News HeadlinesJuly 26 at 6:35 AM | insidertrades.comInsider Selling: Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:LWAY) Major Shareholder Sells 14,620 Shares of StockJuly 27 at 5:22 AM | americanbankingnews.comLudmila Smolyansky Sells 14,620 Shares of Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:LWAY) StockJuly 27, 2024 | DTI (Ad)How to build the ultimate dividend portfolioThere’s a free dividend workshop that shows how anyone can build the ultimate dividend workshop in 3 basic steps? 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(NASDAQ:LWAY) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 15, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comLifeway Foods Inc (LWAY) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Surging Sales and ...May 14, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comLifeway Foods earnings preview: what Wall Street is expectingMay 14, 2024 | investorplace.comLWAY Stock Earnings: Lifeway Foods Misses EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024May 14, 2024 | sfgate.comLifeway: Q1 Earnings SnapshotSee More Headlines 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. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings5/14/2024Today7/26/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)8/12/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorConsumer Staples Industry Dairy products Sub-IndustryPackaged Foods & Meats Current SymbolNASDAQ:LWAY CUSIP53191410 CIK814586 Webwww.lifewaykefir.com Phone(847) 967-1010Fax847-967-6558Employees280Year Founded1986Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$24.00 High Stock Price Target$28.00 Low Stock Price Target$20.00 Potential Upside/Downside+98.7%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.86 Trailing P/E Ratio14.05 Forward P/E Ratio15.10 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$11.37 million Net Margins7.77% Pretax Margin11.28% Return on Equity22.34% Return on Assets16.38% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.02 Current Ratio2.53 Quick Ratio1.98 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$160.12 million Price / Sales1.11 Cash Flow$1.00 per share Price / Cash Flow12.14 Book Value$4.11 per share Price / Book2.94Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares14,710,000Free Float10,035,000Market Cap$177.70 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.01 Social Links 13 Stocks Institutional Investors Won't Stop BuyingWhich stocks are major institutional investors including hedge funds and endowments buying in today's market? Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of thirteen stocks that institutional investors are buying up as quickly as they can.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMs. Julie Smolyansky (Age 49)Chairperson of the Board, CEO, President & Secretary Comp: $2.62MMr. Eric A. Hanson (Age 49)CFO, Chief Accounting Officer & Treasurer Comp: $657kMs. Amy M. Feldman (Age 48)Senior Executive Vice President of Sales Comp: $621.46kKey CompetitorsB&G FoodsNYSE:BGSThe Hain Celestial GroupNASDAQ:HAINSeneca FoodsNASDAQ:SENEACalavo GrowersNASDAQ:CVGWFarmer Bros.NASDAQ:FARMView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsBank of New York Mellon CorpBought 21,168 shares on 7/26/2024Ownership: 0.398%Bailard Inc.Bought 19,800 shares on 7/26/2024Ownership: 0.135%Ludmila SmolyanskySold 14,620 sharesTotal: $179,826.00 ($12.30/share)Julie SmolyanskySold 10,105 sharesTotal: $174,412.30 ($17.26/share)Julie SmolyanskySold 20,000 sharesTotal: $368,200.00 ($18.41/share)View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions LWAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LWAY shares performed this year? Lifeway Foods' stock was trading at $13.41 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LWAY shares have decreased by 9.9% and is now trading at $12.08. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Lifeway Foods' earnings last quarter? Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:LWAY) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 14th. The company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.08. The company earned $44.63 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $43 million. Lifeway Foods had a net margin of 7.77% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.34%. What is Julie Smolyansky's approval rating as Lifeway Foods' CEO? 3 employees have rated Lifeway Foods Chief Executive Officer Julie Smolyansky on Glassdoor.com. Julie Smolyansky has an approval rating of 38% among the company's employees. This puts Julie Smolyansky in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. Who are Lifeway Foods' major shareholders? Lifeway Foods' top institutional shareholders include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.40%) and Bailard Inc. (0.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Julie Smolyansky, Edward Smolyansky, Ludmila Smolyansky, Eric A Hanson and Pol Sikar. View institutional ownership trends. 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), AGNC Investment (AGNC), B&G Foods (BGS), Carnival Co. & (CCL), CVS Health (CVS), General Electric (GE) and Ares Capital (ARCC). This page (NASDAQ:LWAY) was last updated on 7/27/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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