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NASDAQ: LWAY
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) stock, explained like you're 5
Lifeway Foods trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker LWAY. It is a small cap company in the packaged foods industry, part of the consumer defensive sector, with a market value of about 335 million dollars.
- Ticker
- LWAY
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Size
- Small cap, about 335 million dollars
Is Lifeway Foods a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Lifeway Foods is a small cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 335 million dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Lifeway Foods makes money
- Selling everyday goods such as food, drinks and household items.
- Brands that people keep buying in good times and bad.
- Stores and distribution.
What moves LWAY stock
- Costs for ingredients, packaging and shipping.
- Whether shoppers trade down to cheaper brands.
- Steady dividends and market mood, since these stocks are seen as safer.
In the news lately
- Lifeway Foods Insider Sold Shares Worth $679,200, According to a Recent SEC Filing (Yahoo Finance)
- Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) Stock: Insider Edward Smolyansky Sells 30,000 Shares (MarketBeat)
- A 10% stockholder proposes selling Lifeway Foods (LWAY) shares after three prior sales. (Stock Titan)
- Insider Transaction: Edward Smolyansky Sells $679K Worth Of Lifeway Foods Shares (Benzinga)
- Lifeway Foods stock sits 32.47 percent below its high before results (ad-hoc-news.de)
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Questions about Lifeway Foods stock
What does Lifeway Foods do?
Lifeway Foods trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker LWAY. It is a small cap company in the packaged foods industry, part of the consumer defensive sector, with a market value of about 335 million dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Lifeway Foods?
Lifeway Foods trades under the ticker LWAY on the Nasdaq.
What is Lifeway Foods's market cap?
Lifeway Foods is a small cap stock with a market cap of about 335 million dollars.
How does Lifeway Foods make money?
Selling everyday goods such as food, drinks and household items. Brands that people keep buying in good times and bad. Stores and distribution.
What moves LWAY stock?
Costs for ingredients, packaging and shipping. Whether shoppers trade down to cheaper brands. Steady dividends and market mood, since these stocks are seen as safer.
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