2.8 [related to the Economics in Practice on p. 267] The text states that in terms of value, the majority of stock in the United States is held by households through institutions and the percentage of institutional holding of stock

(as well as the percentage of insider holding) often varies based on the maturity of the company. Choose two publicly traded companies based in your local area, one relatively new and the other relatively mature. Go to www.finance.yahoo.com and enter each company in the

“GET QUOTES” dialog box; then click on “Key Statistics”

to find trading information. Look at the Share Statistics for each company. Describe the variation in the percentage of shares held by institutions and the percentage of shares held by insiders for the two companies.