As the Delta variant of COVID drives up cases, more people will be watching content in their homes. Viacom CBS (VIAC) and Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) are two of the industry's top players. And with talks of a potential merger on hold, which of these two entertainment stocks is the better buy? Read more to find out.Entertainment stocks are still worth considering even though it appears as though people have been returning to social congregations. Summer won't last too much longer, and more and more people are beginning to social distance as the COVID Delta variant rages on. We saw the value of entertainment during the pandemic, so it's time to consider entertainment stocks to your portfolio again.
Instead of adding an overpriced video game stock to your portfolio, consider one of the more traditional entertainment stocks. However, narrowing down the entire entertainment sector to only a couple of stocks would chew up hours.
Two of the industry's top players are Viacom CBS (VIAC) and Comcast (CMCSA). VIAC stock rose in late June after reports that Comcast CMCSA was looking to acquire it. However, we have learned from the latest reports that any potential merger has been put on hold for now. So, which is the better individual stock? Let's find out.