LWAY — Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21
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Performance
Technicals
Measured signals that fired on LWAY
| date | signal | measured base rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Cluster buy: three or more insiders insider | +0.63% over 21 days · t = 1.84 · n = 3,050 not distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-07-02 | Equal highs taken out structure | -0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-05-20 | Cluster sale: three or more insiders insider | -0.36% over 21 days · t = -3.35 · n = 21,529 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-05-19 | Cluster buy: three or more insiders insider | +0.63% over 21 days · t = 1.84 · n = 3,050 not distinguishable from its control group |
Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →
Insider transactions (Form 4)
| date | insider | what | shares | price | value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | SMOLYANSKY JULIE CEO, President and Secretary | Open-market purchase | 2.0K | 25.26 | 50.5K |
| 2026-08-17 | Zolezzi William 10% owner | Open-market purchase | 36.0K | 24.78 | 890.9K |
| 2026-08-17 | Divisadero Street Capital, LLC 10% owner | Open-market purchase | 36.0K | 24.78 | 890.9K |
| 2026-08-17 | Divisadero Street Partners, L.P. 10% owner | Open-market purchase | 36.0K | 24.78 | 890.9K |
| 2026-08-17 | Divisadero Street Partners GP, LLC 10% owner | Open-market purchase | 36.0K | 24.78 | 890.9K |
| 2026-08-17 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 10% owner | Open-market purchase | 36.0K | 24.78 | 890.9K |
| 2026-08-14 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD 10% owner | Open-market sale | 45.0K | 25.82 | 1.2M |
| 2026-08-14 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD 10% owner | Open-market sale | 29.9K | 24.89 | 745.0K |
| 2026-08-14 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 10% owner | Open-market purchase | 15.0K | 24.69 | 370.4K |
| 2026-08-14 | Divisadero Street Partners, L.P. 10% owner | Open-market purchase | 15.0K | 24.69 | 370.4K |
Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →
Largest institutional holders
| manager | value | shares |
|---|---|---|
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | 27.2M | 1.4M |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 9.8M | 508.2K |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 7.1M | 368.7K |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 5.4M | 277.8K |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | 5.2M | 266.4K |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 5.1M | 262.1K |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 4.6M | 235.7K |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | 4.2M | 214.7K |
| Slotnik Capital, LLC | 3.0M | 157.5K |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.6M | 136.1K |
13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →
Short selling
This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →
Recent headlines
- Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY) filed form 8-K · 2026-08-13 · SEC EDGAR
- Lifeway Foods Q2 Earnings Preview · 2026-08-12
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