Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. vs Lifeway Foods, Inc.
SFM and LWAY side by side: what insiders, tracked funds and members of Congress reported about each stock. Insiders put more of their own money into Lifeway Foods, Inc. over the past year ($16.7M).
at prices of Oct 2 How we calculate this
| SFM | LWAY | |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Staples | Consumer Staples |
| Price change, 1 month | −22.1% | — |
| Price change, 3 months | −22.8% | — |
| Price change, 12 months | −42.0% | — |
| Insider buys, 12 months | 0 ($0) | 11 ($16.7M) |
| Insider sales, 12 months | 57 ($20.9M) | 24 ($91.5M) |
| Sales under a 10b5-1 plan | 10 | 0 |
| Tracked funds holding | 4 | 1 |
| Congress trades (buys) | 7 (4) | 0 (0) |
| 5% owner filings, 12 months | 0 | 0 |
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM): latest insider trades
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | Jack SinclairCEO | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $699K |
| Oct 5 | Jack SinclairCEO | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $696K |
| Sep 9 | Dustin HamiltonChief Stores Officer | ▼ SELL | $23K |
| Sep 3 | Jack SinclairCEO | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $892K |
| Sep 3 | Jack SinclairCEO | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $844K |
Lifeway Foods, Inc. (LWAY): latest insider trades
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Edward Smolyansky10% owner | ▼ SELL | $679K | |
| Oct 6 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10% owner | ▲ BUY | $1.04M | 22 |
| Oct 6 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10% owner | ▲ BUY | $761K | 19 |
| Oct 6 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP10% owner | ▲ BUY | $369K | 15 |
| Aug 19 | Julie SmolyanskyCEO | ▲ BUY | $51K | 31 |
Insider trades are open-market purchases and sales from Form 4. Fund holders are the funds we track that reported the stock on their latest 13F. 5% owners come from Schedule 13D and 13G. Price changes use weekly prices and are not adjusted for dividends.
Examples
- Over the past 12 months insiders reported 0 purchases at SFM and 11 at LWAY.
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- Form 4
- The form a company insider (officer, director or owner of more than 10%) must file with the SEC within two business days of buying or selling the company's shares.
- 13F
- A quarterly list of U.S. stocks held by an investment manager with more than $100 million, filed within 45 days after each quarter ends.
- STOCK Act
- A 2012 law that requires members of Congress to report stock trades by themselves, a spouse or a dependent child within 45 days.
A real example
In January 2016, when bank stocks were falling, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon bought 500,000 JPMorgan shares with his own money, worth about $26 million. His Form 4 made the purchase public within days, and investors read it as a strong sign of confidence.
Explain it like I'm 13
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