LWAY
Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Lifeway Foods, Inc. insider trading
Insiders at Lifeway Foods, Inc. have been buying its stock on the open market. The largest purchase in the last 30 days was Smolyansky Julie (CEO, President and Secretary · Director) buying $50.5K of LWAY, filed Aug 19, 2026. Every open-market purchase and sale its officers, directors and 10% owners filed in that time is listed below, each linked to the original Form 4.
- Bought on the open market
- $50.5K
- Sold
- —
- Insiders
- 1
- Latest trade
- Aug 19, 2026
From SEC filings · last 30 days
Recent LWAY insider transactions
Smolyansky JulieCEO, President and Secretary · Director
Bought 2,000 sh at $25.26 · Aug 19, 2026
$50.5K
Filing
SEC Form 4 data, Q3 2024 to Q2 2026
LWAY insider trading by quarter
Between Jul 01, 2024 and Jun 30, 2026, 9 insiders traded LWAY on the open market: 4 purchases worth $4.2M and 64 sales worth $90.2M. In the last four quarters alone: 4 purchases ($4.2M) and 28 sales ($80.9M), by 4 insiders.
| Quarter | Bought | Sold | Insiders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | +$4.2M4 buys | −$75M13 sales | |
| Q1 2026 | — | −$1.2M4 sales | |
| Q4 2025 | — | −$4.3M9 sales | |
| Q3 2025 | — | −$435.6K2 sales | |
| Q2 2025 | — | −$4.6M15 sales | |
| Q1 2025 | — | −$3.4M9 sales | |
| Q4 2024 | — | — | |
| Q3 2024 | — | −$1.3M12 sales |
- Largest purchase
- +$2.4M of LWAY by Divisadero Street Capital, LLC (10% Owner) on May 14, 2026.
- Largest sale
- −$67.4M of LWAY by Danone S.A. (10% Owner) on May 14, 2026.
Open-market transactions through Jun 30, 2026most recent first
Smolyansky Ludmila
Member of 10% owner group
−$1.4M
Jun 25, 2026
45,616 sh · $29.65
Smolyansky Ludmila
Member of 10% owner group
−$1.2M
Jun 24, 2026
40,000 sh · $30.12
Smolyansky Edward
10% Owner
−$1.1M
Jun 24, 2026
36,659 sh · $29.82
Smolyansky Edward
10% Owner
−$54.7K
Jun 24, 2026
1,793 sh · $30.52
Smolyansky Edward
10% Owner
−$1.3M
Jun 22, 2026
50,000 sh · $26.20
Smolyansky Ludmila
Member of 10% owner group
−$480.4K
Jun 10, 2026
20,000 sh · $24.02
Divisadero Street Capital, LLC
10% Owner
+$838.3K
May 15, 2026
33,174 sh · $25.27
Smolyansky Ludmila
Member of 10% owner group
−$492.8K
May 15, 2026
20,000 sh · $24.64
Smolyansky Edward
10% Owner
−$321.1K
May 15, 2026
12,612 sh · $25.46
Smolyansky Edward
10% Owner
−$275.7K
May 15, 2026
11,388 sh · $24.21
Danone S.A.
10% Owner
−$67.4M
May 14, 2026
3,454,756 sh · $19.50
Divisadero Street Capital, LLC
10% Owner
+$2.4M
May 14, 2026
95,371 sh · $25.24
Divisadero Street Capital, LLC
10% Owner
+$921.6K
May 14, 2026
35,000 sh · $26.33
Smolyansky Edward
10% Owner
−$576.2K
May 14, 2026
22,818 sh · $25.25
Smolyansky Edward
10% Owner
−$57.3K
May 14, 2026
2,182 sh · $26.28
| Date | Insider | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | Smolyansky LudmilaMember of 10% owner group | 45,616 | $29.65 | −$1.4M |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Smolyansky LudmilaMember of 10% owner group | 40,000 | $30.12 | −$1.2M |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Smolyansky Edward10% Owner | 36,659 | $29.82 | −$1.1M |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Smolyansky Edward10% Owner | 1,793 | $30.52 | −$54.7K |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Smolyansky Edward10% Owner | 50,000 | $26.20 | −$1.3M |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Smolyansky LudmilaMember of 10% owner group | 20,000 | $24.02 | −$480.4K |
| May 15, 2026 | Divisadero Street Capital, LLC10% Owner | 33,174 | $25.27 | +$838.3K |
| May 15, 2026 | Smolyansky LudmilaMember of 10% owner group | 20,000 | $24.64 | −$492.8K |
| May 15, 2026 | Smolyansky Edward10% Owner | 12,612 | $25.46 | −$321.1K |
| May 15, 2026 | Smolyansky Edward10% Owner | 11,388 | $24.21 | −$275.7K |
| May 14, 2026 | Danone S.A.10% Owner | 3,454,756 | $19.50 | −$67.4M |
| May 14, 2026 | Divisadero Street Capital, LLC10% Owner | 95,371 | $25.24 | +$2.4M |
| May 14, 2026 | Divisadero Street Capital, LLC10% Owner | 35,000 | $26.33 | +$921.6K |
| May 14, 2026 | Smolyansky Edward10% Owner | 22,818 | $25.25 | −$576.2K |
| May 14, 2026 | Smolyansky Edward10% Owner | 2,182 | $26.28 | −$57.3K |
From SEC's quarterly Form 3, 4 and 5 data sets: code P purchases and code S sales of common stock, by the date the trade happened. Where a fund and the people who control it each report the same block, it is counted once. Trades made in the last days of Q2 2026 but filed after it closed arrive with SEC's next quarterly release.
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Questions
- Are LWAY insiders buying or selling?
- Between Aug 19, 2026 and Aug 19, 2026, 1 Lifeway Foods, Inc. insider made 1 open-market purchase worth $50.5K and no sales, a net purchase of $50.5K.
- How much LWAY stock have insiders bought and sold in the last two years?
- Between Jul 01, 2024 and Jun 30, 2026, 9 Lifeway Foods, Inc. insiders made 4 open-market purchases worth $4.2M and 64 sales worth $90.2M. In the four quarters to Jun 30, 2026: 4 purchases ($4.2M) and 28 sales ($80.9M). The largest purchase was Divisadero Street Capital, LLC buying $2.4M on May 14, 2026. The largest sale was Danone S.A. selling $67.4M on May 14, 2026.
- What was the largest recent LWAY insider trade?
- Smolyansky Julie (CEO, President and Secretary · Director) bought $50.5K of LWAY stock on Aug 19, 2026 at about $25.26 a share.
- When did an insider last buy LWAY shares?
- The most recent open-market purchase on file is Smolyansky Julie (CEO, President and Secretary · Director) buying $50.5K on Aug 19, 2026.
- Where does LWAY insider trading data come from?
- From the Form 4 filings Lifeway Foods, Inc.'s officers, directors and 10% owners must send the SEC within two business days of a trade. Each row on this page links to its original filing on SEC EDGAR. Share grants and option exercises are kept apart from open-market purchases and sales, because only the latter cost the insider their own money.
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