Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Competitors $24.06 +0.05 (+0.21%) (As of 09:35 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LWAY vs. JBSS, HAIN, BGS, CVGW, SENEA, FARM, MDLZ, GIS, HSY, and KShould you be buying Lifeway Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lifeway Foods include John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS), The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN), B&G Foods (BGS), Calavo Growers (CVGW), Seneca Foods (SENEA), Farmer Bros. (FARM), Mondelez International (MDLZ), General Mills (GIS), Hershey (HSY), and Kellanova (K). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry. Lifeway Foods vs. John B. Sanfilippo & Son The Hain Celestial Group B&G Foods Calavo Growers Seneca Foods Farmer Bros. Mondelez International General Mills Hershey Kellanova John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) and Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk & volatility, JBSS or LWAY? John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lifeway Foods has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor JBSS or LWAY? In the previous week, Lifeway Foods had 15 more articles in the media than John B. Sanfilippo & Son. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Lifeway Foods and 3 mentions for John B. Sanfilippo & Son. John B. Sanfilippo & Son's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Lifeway Foods' score of 0.34 indicating that John B. Sanfilippo & Son is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment John B. Sanfilippo & Son 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Lifeway Foods 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate JBSS or LWAY? Lifeway Foods has a consensus price target of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.37%. Given Lifeway Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lifeway Foods is more favorable than John B. Sanfilippo & Son.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score John B. Sanfilippo & Son 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Lifeway Foods 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals and insiders believe in JBSS or LWAY? 70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of Lifeway Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 23.4% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of Lifeway Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JBSS or LWAY? Lifeway Foods received 147 more outperform votes than John B. Sanfilippo & Son when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.48% of users gave Lifeway Foods an outperform vote while only 63.71% of users gave John B. Sanfilippo & Son an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJohn B. Sanfilippo & SonOutperform Votes15863.71% Underperform Votes9036.29% Lifeway FoodsOutperform Votes30569.48% Underperform Votes13430.52% Is JBSS or LWAY more profitable? Lifeway Foods has a net margin of 7.23% compared to John B. Sanfilippo & Son's net margin of 4.90%. Lifeway Foods' return on equity of 19.97% beat John B. Sanfilippo & Son's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John B. Sanfilippo & Son4.90% 17.21% 10.80% Lifeway Foods 7.23%19.97%15.44% Which has better valuation and earnings, JBSS or LWAY? John B. Sanfilippo & Son has higher revenue and earnings than Lifeway Foods. John B. Sanfilippo & Son is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lifeway Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son$1.07B0.89$60.25M$4.6517.64Lifeway Foods$181.98M1.95$11.37M$0.8627.92 Is JBSS or LWAY a better dividend stock? John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Lifeway Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lifeway Foods pays out 9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SummaryLifeway Foods beats John B. Sanfilippo & Son on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. Get Lifeway Foods News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LWAY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LWAY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLifeway FoodsDairy products IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$375.44M$596.53M$14.97B$8.81BDividend YieldN/A2.00%2.68%4.06%P/E Ratio27.9217.6423.9717.82Price / Sales1.951.443.6774.56Price / Cash23.8219.5919.1432.53Price / Book5.845.195.894.68Net Income$11.37M$69.01M$581.83M$226.08M7 Day Performance7.24%3.62%0.02%-1.04%1 Month Performance-9.80%-4.90%-3.10%1.04%1 Year Performance55.91%27.95%9.98%26.28% Lifeway Foods Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LWAYLifeway Foods3.1517 of 5 stars$24.06+0.2%$26.50+10.1%+55.9%$356.57M$160.12M27.98280JBSSJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son3.9806 of 5 stars$82.04+0.2%N/A-11.2%$951.66M$1.07B17.641,800Positive NewsHAINThe Hain Celestial Group4.5685 of 5 stars$7.38-0.5%$9.43+27.8%-33.1%$665.60M$1.74B0.002,786Gap DownBGSB&G Foods4.0427 of 5 stars$6.19-1.3%$8.30+34.1%-33.6%$490M$2.06B0.002,912Positive NewsCVGWCalavo Growers3.0654 of 5 stars$27.090.0%$32.00+18.1%+12.2%$482.20M$971.95M0.003,064SENEASeneca Foods1.3078 of 5 stars$69.96+0.0%N/A+45.1%$482.02M$1.46B12.002,900FARMFarmer Bros.4.0749 of 5 stars$2.00+2.6%$5.25+162.5%-20.0%$42.54M$341.09M-5.561,003Analyst RevisionMDLZMondelez International4.7875 of 5 stars$64.16-0.4%$80.31+25.2%-9.2%$85.79B$36.02B22.8491,000Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGISGeneral Mills4.6076 of 5 stars$63.80+1.6%$72.67+13.9%-0.5%$35.42B$19.86B15.1934,000Dividend AnnouncementHSYHershey3.6485 of 5 stars$174.00+2.2%$189.33+8.8%-9.9%$35.21B$11.16B20.0520,505Ex-DividendKKellanova3.5412 of 5 stars$80.80+0.0%$76.35-5.5%+53.8%$27.85B$13.12B27.7623,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JBSS Alternatives HAIN Alternatives BGS Alternatives CVGW Alternatives SENEA Alternatives FARM Alternatives MDLZ Alternatives GIS Alternatives HSY Alternatives K Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LWAY) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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