LWAY insider buying – Lifeway Foods, Inc.
7 insider purchases since 2016 worth $10.4M by 2 different insiders. Last 12 months: 3 purchases, $10.4M. Most recent filing: 2026-08-19.
Small company Public float $132M (latest 10-K, SEC). Share prices of small companies usually swing much more than those of large ones, in both directions, and are easier to move with little trading.
Same time range as the chart above - each mark sits under the week of the trade. Circles = purchases (height = price paid, size = amount), red triangles = open-market sales of $50k+. Prices as reported, not adjusted for later stock splits. 1 older purchase (before the 5-year window) is listed in the table below.
Purchases are open-market buys (SEC Form 4, code "P") - insiders paying with their own money. Sales are open-market sales (code "S") of $50,000 or more; many sales are pre-planned (Rule 10b5-1) or made for taxes and diversification. Each row links to the original filing.
Bought, sold, still holding?
| Insider | Bought | First / last buy | Sold since 2016 | Holds now* | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 10% Owner | $10.3M 2× · 411,613 sh | 2026-05-14 2026-08-13 | – | 2,348,108 shares as of 2026-08-17 | Holds - never sold |
| SMOLYANSKY JULIE CEO | $105,583 5× · 12,100 sh | 2020-08-18 2026-08-19 | 6× · $2.4M last 2025-05-19 | 2,236,311 shares as of 2026-08-19 | Holds (sold earlier) |
* Shares held after the insider's most recent SEC filing for this company (all share classes, direct and indirect). If an insider stops filing, later changes are not known.
Insider buying and selling by year
| Year | Purchases | Bought | Buyers | Sales | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | $10.4M | 2 | 16 | $90.3M |
| 2025 | 0 | – | – | 19 | $12.8M |
| 2024 | 0 | – | – | 18 | $6.1M |
| 2023 | 0 | – | – | 9 | $2.6M |
| 2022 | 2 | $31,780 | 1 | 2 | $316,620 |
| 2021 | 1 | $10,400 | 1 | 12 | $3.0M |
| 2020 | 1 | $12,883 | 1 | 3 | $568,512 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | – | 1 | $102,190 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | – | 3 | $272,493 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | – | 1 | $125,772 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | – | 2 | $434,016 |
Insider purchases
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holdings | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | SMOLYANSKY JULIE | CEO | 2,000 | $25.26 | $50,520 | +0.1% | SEC |
| 2026-08-17 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | 10% Owner | 246,568 | $24.85 | $6.1M | +11.7% | SEC |
| 2026-05-18 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | 10% Owner | 165,045 | $25.46 | $4.2M | +8.5% | SEC |
| 2022-12-20 | SMOLYANSKY JULIE | CEO | 2,000 | $5.78 | $11,560 | +0.1% | SEC |
| 2022-12-13 | SMOLYANSKY JULIE | CEO | 3,000 | $6.74 | $20,220 | +0.1% | SEC |
| 2021-09-10 | SMOLYANSKY JULIE | CEO | 2,000 | $5.20 | $10,400 | +0.1% | SEC |
| 2020-08-19 | SMOLYANSKY JULIE | CEO | 3,100 | $4.16 | $12,883 | +0.2% | SEC |
Insider sales
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Type | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | 10% Owner | 110,000 | $26.50 | $2.9M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-07-23 | SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA | Other | 100,000 | $30.11 | $3.0M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-07-16 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | 10% Owner | 66,916 | $32.02 | $2.1M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-07-09 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | 10% Owner | 47,082 | $29.47 | $1.4M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-07-02 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | 10% Owner | 161,548 | $29.35 | $4.7M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-06-26 | SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA | Other | 85,616 | $29.87 | $2.6M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-06-26 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | 10% Owner | 38,452 | $29.85 | $1.1M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-06-22 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | 10% Owner | 50,000 | $26.20 | $1.3M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-06-11 | SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA | Other | 20,000 | $24.02 | $480,400 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-05-20 | Danone S.A. | 10% Owner | 3,454,756 | $19.50 | $67.4M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-05-19 | SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA | Other | 20,000 | $24.64 | $492,800 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-05-18 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | 10% Owner | 49,000 | $25.11 | $1.2M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-04-22 | SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA | Other | 15,000 | $26.50 | $397,500 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-03-19 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD | 10% Owner | 14,353 | $17.77 | $255,053 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-03-19 | SMOLYANSKY LUDMILA | Other | 10,000 | $18.74 | $187,400 | Sale | SEC |
Showing the latest 15 of 86 sales of $50,000+ since 2016.
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