Fresh off a 12% surge on the news that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, as well as other leading investors, purchased the stock, UnitedHealth stock rose another 3% in premarket trade. Dayforce shares gained 21% on a Bloomberg report that Thomas Bravo was in talks to buy the software company.

Shares of UnitedHealth Group are surging before the market open Friday as Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed that it recently purchased shares of the beleaguered insurer. Berkshire Hathaway bought around 5 million shares of UnitedHealth last quarter,

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at its first all-time high of the year on Friday as shares of health care giant UnitedHealth Group soared.

UnitedHealth Group completed its $3.3 billion purchase of Baton Rouge-based Amedisys Thursday morning, more than two years after plans to join the nation's two largest home health and hospice care companies were first announced.

Meanwhile, the healthcare giant pays an $8.84 annual dividend, yielding about 3.38%. UnitedHealth has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years, including a 5.2% increase last quarter. You're collecting a sizable yield backed by roughly $30 billion in annual operating cash flow, giving you steady income while you wait for the recovery.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway increased its holdings in UnitedHealth Group stock, and also added positions in D.R. Horton, Lamar Advertising, and Nucor.

Year to date, the stock has fallen by nearly 45%, which is by no means normal for the healthcare stock. In fact, this is the worst it has performed since the Great Recession, when it tumbled by more than 54% in 2008.

A vote of confidence by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway delivered the Dow laggard its best day since 2020.