PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) earned attention recently for attracting stakes from activist investor Elliott Management. Elliott has a reputation for influencing changes at a company, such as eBay's hiring a new CEO and AT&T's divestiture of DirecTV.

Such strategic adjustments suggest that PayPal and Pinterest investments could bring considerable strategic changes. Still, determining which stock would benefit more from Elliott's interest requires an understanding of the companies and their growth potential.

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