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sellModerate cluster of 3

Edward Smolyansky sold $1.2M of LWAY

owner at Lifeway Foods, Inc.. 49,000 shares at an average of $25.11, traded May 14, 2026, filed May 18, 2026.

Warning score
52
Value
$1.2M
49,000 shares
Holdings after
1,052,642
-4% from before
From 52-week low
+46%
low $17.80, close $26.00
From 52-week high
-23%
high $33.82, as of May 14, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    10% owner
    +12
  • Trade size
    $1.2M at market
    +25
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 4.4% of holdings
    0
  • Cluster
    3 insiders selling within 14 days
    +15

What happened after comparable sells

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

LWAYOct 12, 2026 · close 22.58
Since filing May 18, 2026: -5.1%SPY +5.9% · excess -11.0%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0001683168-26-004074, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
May 14, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock, no par value
-22,818$25.25$576k1,078,824May 18, 2026
May 14, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock, no par value
-2,182$26.28$57k1,076,642May 18, 2026
May 15, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock, no par value
-11,388$24.21$276k1,065,254May 18, 2026
May 15, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock, no par value
-12,612$25.46$321k1,052,642May 18, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at Lifeway Foods, Inc. and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
32Weak
LWAYbuy
Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP
owner
$2.2M
103,684 shares
+4%
39Weak
LWAYbuy 2
Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Julie Smolyansky
CEO, President and Secretary
$51k
2,000 shares
+0%
47Moderate
LWAYbuy 2
Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP
owner
$6.1M
246,568 shares
+12%
42Moderate
LWAYsell
Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Edward Smolyansky
owner
$2.9M
110,000 shares
-11%
46Moderate
LWAYsell 2
Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Ludmila Smolyansky
other
$3.0M
100,000 shares
-16%
45Moderate
LWAYsell 2
Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Edward Smolyansky
owner
$2.1M
66,916 shares
-6%
45Moderate
LWAYsell 2
Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Edward Smolyansky
owner
$1.4M
47,082 shares
-4%
50Moderate
LWAYsell 2
Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Edward Smolyansky
owner
$5.2M
176,090 shares
-17%
50Moderate
LWAYsell 2
Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Edward Smolyansky
owner
$5.2M
176,090 shares
-17%
46Moderate
LWAYsell 2
Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Ludmila Smolyansky
other
$2.6M
85,616 shares
-12%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.

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