PayPal also confirmed that hedge fund Elliott Management has invested $2 billion and that they have entered into an information-sharing agreement to increase the value. Some analysts support the move because they believe that having a hard-charging activist investor as a shareholder may force the company to focus on improving margins. With PayPal stock reporting a low adjusted profit of 93 cents per share for the second quarter, investors expect the active investor firm to help the company make tough decisions going forward.