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Lifeway Foods, Inc. insider trading

In twelve months insiders at Lifeway Foods bought $16.7M and sold $93.2M on the open market; none of the 37 sales was under a plan set in advance.

Bought on the open market$16.7M15 purchases
Sold on the open market$93.2M37 sales
Sales set in advanceNoneall 37 chosen by the insider
Pay taken in stockNone
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  1. Insiders are the people who run the company: officers, directors and owners of 10% or more. They must report a trade on Form 4 within two business days.
  2. A purchase on the open market is the strongest sign: the insider spent their own money.
  3. A sale under a trading plan (Rule 10b5-1) says little: its dates were fixed months before. Sales outside a plan say more, but insiders sell for many reasons, such as taxes or a house.
  4. Grants, option exercises and shares held back for tax are left out.
  5. What is a Form 4? · Form 4 codes

What kind of trades

15 purchases worth $16.7M against 37 sales worth $93.2M; no sale was under a plan set in advance.

Purchasebought with their own money
Pay in stock, own choiceowed cash, chose shares
Sale outside a planthe insider picked the day
Sale under a plandates fixed months before
Says littlecompany plans, board pay, cash units
Bought
15 open market
Sold
37 outside a plan

Every Form 4 line of the last twelve months, counted by kind. The grades come from the filing itself: whether the insider paid cash, whether a plan set the date, whether pay was taken in stock by choice.

Insider trades on the share price

last twelve months

39 marks over twelve months, each in its grade: solid for the stronger signs, hollow or grey for the ones that say little.

PurchasePay in stock, own choiceSale outside a planSale under a planSays little

The blue line is the daily close over twelve months. Each mark is one insider's trades on one day, on that day's price, sized by dollar value. Solid marks are the stronger signs; hollow and grey marks say little. Hover or tap a mark for who, how much and why.

Trades worth a closer look

A purchase stands out when two or more of these hold: a senior insider, several insiders buying within 90 days, a fall of 10% or more in the three months before, or over $1 million. A sale outside a plan is judged the same way. These are the Feed's rules.

Who traded

dollars, twelve months

6 insiders traded. The most: Danone S.A., sale outside a plan $67.4M.

One row per insider, sold to the left and bought to the right, split by grade: the paler part of a bar is the part that says little.

How it compares

every company on the site

Open-market sales, twelve months

Open-market purchases, twelve months

    The bar ranks every company on the site from the lowest on the left to the highest on the right, in three equal thirds; the small figures under it are the values where each third starts, and the black tick is the middle company. The orange dot is this company; the grey ticks are the other companies in its industry (hover or tap for names). A hatched block is companies tied at none.

    Every Form 4 line

    Purchase: bought on the open market with their own moneyTook pay in stock, own choice: owed cash, chose shares instead; a softer signSale: sold on the open market, not under a plan set in advanceSale, trading plan: under a Rule 10b5-1 plan set up months before, so the date was fixed in advanceGrey lines: plan purchases, pay in stock taken by the whole board or under a company plan, and units paid in cash; they say little about the insider's own view
    TradedInsiderRoleTypeSharesPriceValueFiling
    13 October 2026Smolyansky Edward, see footnote10% ownerSaleafter a 30% fall over three months · 30% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 13 October 202630,000$22.64$679,200Form 4
    6 October 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, Lp, see footnote10% ownerPurchaseafter a 30% fall over three months · 37% below its one-year high50,000$20.80$1.0 millionForm 4
    5 October 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, Lp, see footnote10% ownerPurchaseafter a 29% fall over three months · 35% below its one-year high36,202$21.01$760,535Form 4
    2 October 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, Lp, see footnote10% ownerPurchaseafter a 31% fall over three months · 34% below its one-year high17,482$21.09$368,669Form 4
    19 August 2026Smolyansky JulieCEO, President and SecretaryPurchaseafter a 2% fall over three months · 26% below its one-year high2,000$25.26$50,520Form 4
    17 August 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, Lp, see footnote10% ownerPurchaseafter a 4% rise over three months · 27% below its one-year high35,952$24.78$890,923Form 4
    14 August 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, Lp, see footnote10% ownerPurchaseafter a 7% rise over three months · 24% below its one-year high15,000$24.69$370,352Form 4
    13 August 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, Lp, see footnote10% ownerPurchaseafter a 5% fall over three months · 27% below its one-year high195,616$24.87$4.9 millionForm 4
    14 August 2026Smolyansky Edward, see footnote10% ownerSaleafter a 7% rise over three months · 24% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 14 August 202629,931$24.89$744,983Form 4
    14 August 2026Smolyansky Edward, see footnote10% ownerSaleafter a 7% rise over three months · 24% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 14 August 202645,038$25.82$1.2 millionForm 4
    14 August 2026Smolyansky Edward, see footnote10% ownerSaleafter a 7% rise over three months · 24% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 14 August 202631$26.50$822Form 4
    12 August 2026Smolyansky Edward, see footnote10% ownerSaleafter a 7% rise over three months · 14% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 12 August 202635,000$28.74$1.0 millionForm 4
    22 July 2026Smolyansky Ludmila, see footnoteInsiderSaleafter a 15% rise over three months · 10% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 22 July 202660,000$30.55$1.8 millionForm 4
    22 July 2026Smolyansky Ludmila, see footnoteInsiderSaleafter a 15% rise over three months · 10% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 22 July 202640,000$29.46$1.2 millionForm 4
    15 July 2026Smolyansky Edward, see footnote10% ownerSaleafter a 28% rise over three months · 7% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 15 July 202624,653$31.51$776,816Form 4
    15 July 2026Smolyansky Edward, see footnote10% ownerSaleafter a 28% rise over three months · 7% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 15 July 202642,263$32.32$1.4 millionForm 4
    7 July 2026Smolyansky Edward, see footnote10% ownerSaleafter a 29% rise over three months · 13% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 7 July 202639,098$29.41$1.1 millionForm 4
    6 July 2026Smolyansky Edward, see footnote10% ownerSaleafter a 30% rise over three months · 12% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 7 July 20267,984$29.79$237,843Form 4
    30 June 2026Smolyansky Edward10% ownerSaleafter a 54% rise over three months · 12% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 30 June 202650,000$29.56$1.5 millionForm 4
    29 June 2026Smolyansky Edward, see Footnote10% ownerSaleafter a 63% rise over three months · 12% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 30 June 202614,542$30.12$438,005Form 4
    26 June 2026Smolyansky Edward10% ownerSaleafter a 61% rise over three months · 13% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 26 June 202655,754$28.64$1.6 millionForm 4
    26 June 2026Smolyansky Edward10% ownerSaleafter a 61% rise over three months · 13% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 26 June 202655,794$29.87$1.7 millionForm 4
    25 June 2026Smolyansky Ludmila, see footnoteInsiderSaleafter a 64% rise over three months · 10% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 24 June 202645,616$29.65$1.4 millionForm 4
    24 June 2026Smolyansky Ludmila, see footnoteInsiderSaleafter a 58% rise over three months · 12% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 24 June 202640,000$30.12$1.2 millionForm 4
    24 June 2026Smolyansky Edward10% ownerSaleafter a 58% rise over three months · 12% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 24 June 202636,659$29.82$1.1 millionForm 4
    24 June 2026Smolyansky Edward10% ownerSaleafter a 58% rise over three months · 12% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 24 June 20261,793$30.52$54,722Form 4
    22 June 2026Smolyansky Edward, see footnote10% ownerSaleafter a 41% rise over three months · 22% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 22 June 202650,000$26.20$1.3 millionForm 4
    10 June 2026Smolyansky Ludmila, see footnoteInsiderSaleafter a 13% rise over three months · 30% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 10 June 202620,000$24.02$480,400Form 4
    14 May 2026Danone S.A.10% ownerSaleafter a 19% rise over three months · 23% below its one-year high3,454,756$19.50$67.4 millionForm 4
    15 May 2026Zolezzi William, see footnote10% ownerPurchaseafter a 10% rise over three months · 28% below its one-year high33,174$25.27$838,290Form 4
    15 May 2026Smolyansky Ludmila, see footnoteInsiderSaleafter a 10% rise over three months · 28% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 15 May 202620,000$24.64$492,800Form 4
    14 May 2026Zolezzi William, see footnote10% ownerPurchaseafter a 19% rise over three months · 23% below its one-year high95,371$25.24$2.4 millionForm 4
    14 May 2026Zolezzi William, see footnote10% ownerPurchaseafter a 19% rise over three months · 23% below its one-year high1,500$22.98$34,469Form 4
    14 May 2026Zolezzi William, see footnote10% ownerPurchaseafter a 19% rise over three months · 23% below its one-year high35,000$26.33$921,378Form 4
    15 May 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, Lp, see Footnote10% ownerPurchaseafter a 10% rise over three months · 28% below its one-year high33,174$25.27$838,290Form 4
    15 May 2026Smolyansky Edward10% ownerSaleafter a 10% rise over three months · 28% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 15 May 202611,388$24.21$275,703Form 4
    15 May 2026Smolyansky Edward10% ownerSaleafter a 10% rise over three months · 28% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 15 May 202612,612$25.46$321,102Form 4
    14 May 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, Lp, see Footnote10% ownerPurchaseafter a 19% rise over three months · 23% below its one-year high95,371$25.24$2.4 millionForm 4
    14 May 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, Lp, see Footnote10% ownerPurchaseafter a 19% rise over three months · 23% below its one-year high1,500$22.98$34,469Form 4
    14 May 2026Divisadero Street Capital Management, Lp, see Footnote10% ownerPurchaseafter a 19% rise over three months · 23% below its one-year high35,000$26.33$921,378Form 4
    14 May 2026Smolyansky Edward10% ownerSaleafter a 19% rise over three months · 23% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 15 May 202622,818$25.25$576,154Form 4
    14 May 2026Smolyansky Edward10% ownerSaleafter a 19% rise over three months · 23% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 15 May 20262,182$26.28$57,343Form 4
    20 April 2026Smolyansky Ludmila, see footnoteInsiderSaleafter a 22% rise over three months · 21% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 20 April 202615,000$26.50$397,500Form 4
    19 March 2026Smolyansky Edward10% ownerSaleafter a 25% fall over three months · 47% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 19 March 202614,353$17.77$255,053Form 4
    18 March 2026Smolyansky Ludmila, see footnoteInsiderSaleafter a 23% fall over three months · 45% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 18 March 202610,000$18.74$187,400Form 4
    17 March 2026Smolyansky Edward10% ownerSaleafter a 19% fall over three months · 43% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 17 March 202622,313$20.10$448,491Form 4
    16 March 2026Smolyansky Edward10% ownerSaleafter a 11% fall over three months · 39% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 17 March 202613,334$20.60$274,680Form 4
    23 December 2025Smolyansky Ludmila, see footnoteInsiderSaleafter a 10% fall over three months · 29% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 8 December 202516,431$23.97$393,851Form 4
    23 December 2025Smolyansky Ludmila, see footnoteInsiderSaleafter a 10% fall over three months · 29% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 8 December 202510,000$25.15$251,500Form 4
    10 December 2025Smolyansky Ludmila, see footnoteInsiderSaleafter a 28% fall over three months · 31% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 8 December 202520,000$23.17$463,400Form 4
    9 December 2025Smolyansky Ludmila, see footnoteInsiderSaleafter a 28% fall over three months · 31% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 8 December 202513,569$23.41$317,650Form 4
    8 December 2025Smolyansky Ludmila, see footnoteInsiderSaleafter a 25% fall over three months · 31% below its one-year high · Form 144 notice 8 December 202515,000$23.56$353,400Form 4
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