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Insider Ownership Percentage: 18.86%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $6,431,924.93

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Lifeway Foods Share Price & Price History

^$22.63

▲ +0.48 (2.17%)

As of 05/30/2025 05:00 PM ET

Days: 30 | 90 | 365

Lifeway Foods Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
5/22/2025	Pol Sikar	Director	Sell	800	$22.80	$18,240.00	22,858
5/21/2025	Pol Sikar	Director	Sell	200	$22.83	$4,566.00	23,658
5/20/2025	Pol Sikar	Director	Sell	3,000	$22.35	$67,050.00	23,858
5/19/2025	Julie Smolyansky	CEO	Sell	50,000	$22.07	$1,103,500.00	2,132,483
4/29/2025	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	9,561	$23.73	$226,882.53	896,262
4/17/2025	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	17,948	$23.92	$429,316.16	905,823
4/14/2025	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	8,376	$23.62	$197,841.12	932,447
4/10/2025	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	10,000	$23.51	$235,100.00	955,823
3/18/2025	Edward Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	20,000	$23.23	$464,600.00	1,251,642
2/11/2025	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	10,000	$21.31	$213,100.00	17,343
1/17/2025	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	12,034	$22.55	$271,366.70	965,823
1/15/2025	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	10,000	$22.67	$226,700.00	985,549
1/13/2025	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	30,000	$22.24	$667,200.00	995,549
1/6/2025	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	45,000	$23.49	$1,057,050.00	1,025,549
1/3/2025	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	15,000	$24.12	$361,800.00	1,040,549
9/3/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	4,584	$19.55	$89,617.20	1,085,549
8/29/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	15,000	$18.19	$272,850.00	1,110,133
8/16/2024	Amy M Feldman	VP	Sell	12,948	$18.57	$240,444.36	18,104
8/16/2024	Eric A Hanson	CFO	Sell	5,546	$18.91	$104,874.86	25,546
7/24/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	14,620	$12.30	$179,826.00	1,125,133
5/20/2024	Julie Smolyansky	CEO	Sell	10,105	$17.26	$174,412.30	2,084,417
5/17/2024	Julie Smolyansky	CEO	Sell	20,000	$18.41	$368,200.00	2,094,522
5/6/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	5,000	$26.78	$133,900.00	1,229,753
4/25/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	3,620	$21.56	$78,047.20	1,254,753
4/23/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	21,968	$20.33	$446,609.44	1,268,373
4/17/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	10,000	$20.04	$200,400.00	1,290,341
4/15/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	2,193	$20.50	$44,956.50	1,300,341
4/8/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	5,000	$20.40	$102,000.00	1,307,534
4/5/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	5,000	$19.56	$97,800.00	1,312,534
3/28/2024	Pol Sikar	Director	Sell	10,000	$17.19	$171,900.00	23,707
3/27/2024	Eric A Hanson	CFO	Sell	20,000	$19.15	$383,000.00	32,297
3/27/2024	Julie Smolyansky	CEO	Sell	2,559	$19.35	$49,516.65	2,116,706
3/26/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	13,000	$18.71	$243,230.00	1,334,534
3/25/2024	Julie Smolyansky	CEO	Sell	10,000	$17.23	$172,300.00	2,117,081
3/22/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	3,852	$15.80	$60,861.60	1,347,534
3/20/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	13,000	$12.87	$167,310.00	1,359,386
2/26/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	13,542	$12.34	$167,108.28	1,373,992
2/8/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	22,747	$11.61	$264,092.67	1,364,787
2/6/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	10,000	$11.84	$118,400.00	1,398,328
1/24/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	5,000	$13.44	$67,200.00	1,408,328
1/22/2024	Ludmila Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	11,459	$13.54	$155,154.86	1,413,328
1/2/2024	Edward Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	3,468	$13.44	$46,609.92	1,271,642
12/5/2023	Julie Smolyansky	CEO	Sell	1,200	$14.28	$17,136.00	2,140,881
12/1/2023	Julie Smolyansky	CEO	Sell	1,458	$14.08	$20,528.64	2,142,081
11/29/2023	Julie Smolyansky	CEO	Sell	7,568	$14.01	$106,027.68	2,149,513
8/23/2023	Edward Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	19,526	$10.30	$201,117.80	1,299,439
8/21/2023	Edward Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	13,000	$9.08	$118,040.00	1,336,439
8/18/2023	Julie Smolyansky	CEO	Sell	13,000	$8.36	$108,680.00	2,143,748
5/16/2023	Edward Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	10,000	$6.00	$60,000.00	1,354,439
3/30/2023	Edward Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	15,000	$6.01	$90,150.00	1,394,439
3/30/2023	Ludmila Smolyansky	Director	Sell	125,000	$6.00	$750,000.00	1,924,787
3/28/2023	Edward Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	28,000	$5.94	$166,320.00	1,409,439
1/13/2023	Edward Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	5,000	$6.00	$30,000.00	1,937,439
12/16/2022	Julie Smolyansky	CEO	Buy	2,000	$5.78	$11,560.00	2,156,748
12/14/2022	Ludmila Smolyansky	Director	Sell	5,000	$6.67	$33,350.00	2,383,120
12/12/2022	Julie Smolyansky	CEO	Buy	2,000	$6.75	$13,500.00	2,153,748
12/12/2022	Ludmila Smolyansky	Director	Sell	20,000	$6.68	$133,600.00	2,398,120
12/9/2022	Edward Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	1,883	$6.70	$12,616.10	1,942,439
11/21/2022	Edward Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	5,000	$7.72	$38,600.00	1,995,112
11/17/2022	Edward Smolyansky	Major Shareholder	Sell	10,000	$7.58	$75,800.00	2,000,112

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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY)

36.39% of Lifeway Foods stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

Lifeway Foods Institutional Trading History

Reporting Date	Hedge Fund	Shares Held	Market Value	% of Portfolio	Quarterly Change in Shares	Ownership in Company
5/29/2025	Rhumbline Advisers	6,068	$0.15M	0.0%	+8.2%	0.040%
5/28/2025	Strs Ohio	3,700	$90K	0.0%	N/A	0.024%
5/17/2025	Slotnik Capital LLC	96,746	$2.37M	1.1%	+82.5%	0.636%
5/16/2025	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	36,179	$0.89M	0.0%	-21.5%	0.238%
5/16/2025	Beryl Capital Management LLC	193,888	$4.74M	1.8%	+33.3%	1.275%
5/16/2025	AQR Capital Management LLC	11,421	$0.28M	0.0%	-32.4%	0.075%
5/15/2025	TIG Advisors LLC	220,817	$5.40M	0.3%	+55.9%	1.452%
5/15/2025	Corsair Capital Management L.P.	14,143	$0.35M	0.1%	+16.5%	0.093%
5/14/2025	GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC.	60,946	$1.49M	0.2%	N/A	0.401%
5/14/2025	Gamco Investors INC. ET AL	143,550	$3.51M	0.0%	+19.3%	0.944%
5/14/2025	Gabelli Funds LLC	64,656	$1.58M	0.0%	+297.4%	0.425%
5/14/2025	Groupe la Francaise	19,906	$0.49M	0.0%	N/A	0.131%
5/13/2025	American Century Companies Inc.	64,586	$1.58M	0.0%	-6.8%	0.425%
5/13/2025	Boston Partners	46,804	$1.14M	0.0%	+4.0%	0.308%
5/12/2025	Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.	22,133	$0.54M	0.0%	-37.3%	0.146%
5/9/2025	Deutsche Bank AG	3,189	$78K	0.0%	N/A	0.021%
5/8/2025	JBF Capital Inc.	27,500	$0.67M	0.1%	N/A	0.181%
5/7/2025	Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ	9,033	$0.22M	0.0%	N/A	0.059%
5/6/2025	Towerview LLC	72,500	$1.77M	1.3%	+107.1%	0.477%
4/29/2025	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	57,403	$1.40M	0.0%	+2.8%	0.378%
4/8/2025	Rhumbline Advisers	6,068	$0.15M	0.0%	+8.2%	0.040%
2/17/2025	Two Sigma Investments LP	40,188	$1M	0.0%	-45.1%	0.271%
2/17/2025	Sagefield Capital LP	8,500	$0.21M	0.0%	N/A	0.057%
2/17/2025	Millennium Management LLC	21,230	$0.53M	0.0%	-60.8%	0.143%
2/17/2025	Lazard Asset Management LLC	14,826	$0.37M	0.0%	+12.1%	0.100%
2/17/2025	Janus Henderson Group PLC	8,930	$0.22M	0.0%	N/A	0.060%
2/17/2025	D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc.	38,897	$0.97M	0.0%	-59.7%	0.262%
2/17/2025	Divisadero Street Capital Management LP	117,951	$2.93M	0.3%	N/A	0.796%
2/17/2025	Bridgeway Capital Management LLC	37,801	$0.94M	0.0%	-2.1%	0.255%
2/17/2025	Bank of America Corp DE	4,593	$0.11M	0.0%	-83.8%	0.031%
2/17/2025	Beryl Capital Management LLC	145,449	$3.61M	0.8%	N/A	0.981%
2/17/2025	Ameriprise Financial Inc.	53,312	$1.32M	0.0%	-25.4%	0.360%
2/17/2025	Algert Global LLC	9,076	$0.23M	0.0%	+8.1%	0.061%
2/14/2025	One68 Global Capital LLC	11,301	$0.28M	0.1%	N/A	0.076%
2/14/2025	TIG Advisors LLC	141,599	$3.51M	0.2%	N/A	0.955%
2/14/2025	Northern Trust Corp	58,039	$1.44M	0.0%	+13.5%	0.392%
2/14/2025	Tudor Investment Corp ET AL	35,000	$0.87M	0.0%	-8.1%	0.236%
2/14/2025	Credit Industriel ET Commercial	13,272	$0.33M	0.0%	N/A	0.090%
2/14/2025	Cigogne Management SA	19,906	$0.49M	0.3%	N/A	0.134%
2/14/2025	ClearAlpha Technologies LP	10,000	$0.25M	0.2%	N/A	0.067%
2/14/2025	First Trust Advisors LP	16,366	$0.41M	0.0%	-10.0%	0.110%
2/13/2025	Marshall Wace LLP	105,589	$2.62M	0.0%	-37.1%	0.712%
2/13/2025	Teton Advisors Inc.	8,100	$0.20M	0.1%	-19.0%	0.055%
2/13/2025	Gamco Investors INC. ET AL	120,350	$2.99M	0.0%	+0.9%	0.812%
2/13/2025	Gabelli Funds LLC	16,268	$0.40M	0.0%	N/A	0.110%
2/13/2025	Barclays PLC	7,127	$0.18M	0.0%	+11.0%	0.048%
2/13/2025	Renaissance Technologies LLC	436,371	$10.82M	0.0%	+1.4%	2.944%
2/13/2025	Bank of Montreal Can	15,630	$0.39M	0.0%	N/A	0.105%
2/13/2025	Aviva PLC	25,080	$0.62M	0.0%	-20.0%	0.169%
2/13/2025	Wells Fargo & Company MN	2,855	$71K	0.0%	+33.6%	0.019%
2/12/2025	Slotnik Capital LLC	53,000	$1.31M	0.6%	N/A	0.358%
2/12/2025	O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC	9,892	$0.25M	0.0%	-15.9%	0.067%
2/12/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	85,959	$2.13M	0.0%	+712.8%	0.580%
2/11/2025	American Century Companies Inc.	69,302	$1.72M	0.0%	+27.7%	0.468%
2/10/2025	Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.	35,282	$0.88M	0.0%	-28.0%	0.238%
2/5/2025	Towerview LLC	35,000	$0.87M	0.6%	+75.0%	0.236%
2/4/2025	Los Angeles Capital Management LLC	42,845	$1.06M	0.0%	-10.2%	0.289%
2/4/2025	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	55,841	$1.39M	0.0%	+1.6%	0.377%
1/30/2025	Rhumbline Advisers	5,606	$0.14M	0.0%	+23.3%	0.038%
1/13/2025	FNY Investment Advisers LLC	5,000	$0.12M	0.1%	-80.5%	0.034%
1/13/2025	Harbour Capital Advisors LLC	14,487	$0.35M	0.1%	-3.5%	0.098%
12/26/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	10,576	$0.27M	0.0%	+451.4%	0.071%
11/19/2024	Barclays PLC	6,420	$0.17M	0.0%	+40.5%	0.043%
11/16/2024	Geode Capital Management LLC	115,971	$3.01M	0.0%	+1.8%	0.784%
11/15/2024	Barclays PLC	6,420	$0.17M	0.0%	+40.5%	0.043%
11/15/2024	State Street Corp	53,683	$1.39M	0.0%	+28.9%	0.363%
11/15/2024	Point72 Asset Management L.P.	26,180	$0.68M	0.0%	N/A	0.177%
11/15/2024	Harvest Management LLC	20,000	$0.52M	0.3%	N/A	0.135%
11/14/2024	De Lisle Partners LLP	59,782	$1.55M	0.3%	+30.7%	0.404%
11/14/2024	Corsair Capital Management L.P.	15,143	$0.39M	0.1%	N/A	0.102%
11/13/2024	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	2,778	$72K	0.0%	+71.2%	0.019%
11/12/2024	Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.	12,908	$0.34M	0.0%	-24.5%	0.087%
11/8/2024	Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.	49,015	$1.27M	0.0%	N/A	0.331%
11/6/2024	Towerview LLC	20,000	$0.52M	0.3%	N/A	0.135%
11/4/2024	Los Angeles Capital Management LLC	47,711	$1.24M	0.0%	N/A	0.323%
11/2/2024	Covestor Ltd	1,936	$50K	0.0%	N/A	0.013%
10/25/2024	Cutter & CO Brokerage Inc.	8,160	$0.21M	0.0%	N/A	0.055%
10/17/2024	Harbour Capital Advisors LLC	15,012	$0.40M	0.1%	N/A	0.102%
8/14/2024	Marshall Wace LLP	100,217	$1.28M	0.0%	+48.5%	0.681%
8/14/2024	Bank of Montreal Can	33,837	$0.43M	0.0%	N/A	0.230%
8/9/2024	Renaissance Technologies LLC	454,682	$5.81M	0.0%	+7.1%	3.092%
8/9/2024	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	312,310	$3.99M	0.0%	-1.9%	2.124%
8/8/2024	Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc.	42,181	$0.54M	0.1%	N/A	0.287%
8/8/2024	American Century Companies Inc.	46,462	$0.59M	0.0%	N/A	0.316%
8/6/2024	Quest Partners LLC	6,387	$82K	0.0%	N/A	0.043%
8/6/2024	Acadian Asset Management LLC	46,184	$0.59M	0.0%	+184.0%	0.314%
8/1/2024	Rhumbline Advisers	4,868	$62K	0.0%	+2,334.0%	0.033%
7/29/2024	Panagora Asset Management Inc.	20,884	$0.27M	0.0%	N/A	0.142%
7/26/2024	Bailard Inc.	19,800	$0.25M	0.0%	N/A	0.135%
7/26/2024	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	58,589	$0.75M	0.0%	+56.6%	0.398%
5/15/2024	Gamco Investors INC. ET AL	109,700	$1.89M	0.0%	+37.8%	0.747%
5/11/2024	Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.	246,480	$4.24M	0.3%	+4.8%	1.678%
5/10/2024	Acadian Asset Management LLC	16,262	$0.28M	0.0%	-8.7%	0.111%
2/13/2024	Tower Research Capital LLC TRC	5,010	$67K	0.0%	+656.8%	0.034%
2/9/2024	Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.	235,097	$3.15M	0.3%	+15.6%	1.600%
2/8/2024	Navellier & Associates Inc.	37,181	$0.50M	0.1%	+53.6%	0.253%
2/7/2024	Jump Financial LLC	22,617	$0.30M	0.0%	N/A	0.154%
2/2/2024	Bailard Inc.	13,929	$0.19M	0.0%	N/A	0.095%
1/19/2024	Denali Advisors LLC	14,300	$0.19M	0.1%	+62.5%	0.097%
11/13/2023	EAM Investors LLC	130,849	$1.35M	0.3%	N/A	0.892%

Data available starting January 2016

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Lifeway Foods, Inc. produces and markets probiotic-based products in the United States and internationally. Its primary product is drinkable kefir, a cultured dairy product in various organic and non-organic sizes, flavors, and types. The company offers European-style soft cheeses; cream and other products; ProBugs, a line of kefir products designed for children; drinkable yogurt; and fresh made butter and sour cream. It sells its products under the Lifeway, GlenOaks Farms, and Fresh Made brand names, as well as under private labels on behalf of customers primarily through direct sales force, brokers, and distributors. Lifeway Foods, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Morton Grove, Illinois.

Today's Range

Now: $22.63

$22.10

$22.74

50 Day Range

MA: $23.37

$21.92

$24.84

52 Week Range

Now: $22.63

$10.06

$27.29

Volume

24,283 shs

Average Volume

105,038 shs

Market Capitalization

$344.04 million

P/E Ratio

26.31

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

0.75

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Lifeway Foods?: Lifeway Foods' top insider investors include:
Julie Smolyansky (CEO)
Ludmila Smolyansky (Major Shareholder)
Edward Smolyansky (Major Shareholder)
Eric A Hanson (CFO)
Pol Sikar (Director)
Amy M Feldman (VP)
Learn More about top insider investors at Lifeway Foods.
Who are the major institutional investors of Lifeway Foods?: Lifeway Foods' top institutional investors include:
TIG Advisors LLC — 1.45%
Beryl Capital Management LLC — 1.28%
Gamco Investors INC. ET AL — 0.94%
Slotnik Capital LLC — 0.64%
Towerview LLC — 0.48%
Gabelli Funds LLC — 0.43%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Lifeway Foods stock.
Which major investors are selling Lifeway Foods stock?: During the last quarter, LWAY stock was sold by these institutional investors:
Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
AQR Capital Management LLC
American Century Companies Inc.
Within the previous year, company insiders that have sold Lifeway Foods company stock include:
Julie Smolyansky (CEO)
Ludmila Smolyansky (Major Shareholder)
Edward Smolyansky (Major Shareholder)
Eric A Hanson (CFO)
Pol Sikar (Director)
Amy M Feldman (VP)
Learn More investors selling Lifeway Foods stock.
Which major investors are buying Lifeway Foods stock?: In the previous quarter, LWAY stock was purchased by institutional investors including:
TIG Advisors LLC
GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC.
Beryl Capital Management LLC
Gabelli Funds LLC
Slotnik Capital LLC
Towerview LLC
JBF Capital Inc.
Gamco Investors INC. ET AL