Julie Smolyansky bought $51k of LWAY
CEO, President and Secretary at Lifeway Foods, Inc.. 2,000 shares at an average of $25.26, traded Aug 19, 2026, filed Aug 19, 2026.
Score components
- +25RoleCEO
- +7Trade size$51k at market
- -5Relative to holdingsUnder 1% of holdings (0.1%)
- +4Price context26% below the 52-week high
- +8Cluster2 insiders buying within 14 days
- 0Repeat buyingFirst buy in 90 days
- 0Track recordToo few past buys to judge (0 with prices)
What happened after comparable buys
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.
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 0001683168-26-006595, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, no par value | +2,000 | $25.26 | $51k | 2,214,095 | Aug 19, 2026 |
Related signals
Other insiders at Lifeway Foods, Inc. and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Weak | LWAYbuy Lifeway Foods, Inc. | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP owner | $2.2M 103,684 shares | +4% | |
| 47Moderate | 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 | Lifeway Foods, Inc. | Ludmila Smolyansky other | $3.0M 100,000 shares | -16% | |
| 45Moderate | Lifeway Foods, Inc. | Edward Smolyansky owner | $2.1M 66,916 shares | -6% | |
| 45Moderate | Lifeway Foods, Inc. | Edward Smolyansky owner | $1.4M 47,082 shares | -4% | |
| 50Moderate | Lifeway Foods, Inc. | Edward Smolyansky owner | $5.2M 176,090 shares | -17% | |
| 50Moderate | Lifeway Foods, Inc. | Edward Smolyansky owner | $5.2M 176,090 shares | -17% | |
| 46Moderate | Lifeway Foods, Inc. | Ludmila Smolyansky other | $2.6M 85,616 shares | -12% | |
| 45Moderate | Lifeway Foods, Inc. | Edward Smolyansky owner | $1.1M 38,452 shares | -4% |
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.