William Zolezzi and related entities, Divisadero Street Capital, LLC and Divisadero Street Partners GP, LLC, collectively acquired $4,200,968 worth of common stock in Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:LWAY) on May 14 and 15, 2026.
The purchases involved 165,045 shares, with prices ranging from $22.9794 to $26.3251 per share.
On May 14, 95,371 shares were bought at a weighted average price of $25.2365. An additional 1,500 shares at $22.9794 and 35,000 shares at $26.3251 were also purchased that day. On May 15, 33,174 shares were acquired at a weighted average price of $25.2695.
William Zolezzi, manager of the purchasing entities, is a ten percent owner of Lifeway Foods. The securities are directly owned by a private investment fund, with the reporting persons deemed indirect beneficial owners.
Following these transactions, total indirectly owned shares increased to 2,101,540.
Lifeway Foods reported strong Q1 2026 results: EPS of $0.30 beat the $0.20 forecast, and revenue of $63 million exceeded expectations by 18.89%. Despite this, Freedom Broker downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold, maintaining a $34.00 price target.
