Joshua Aguilar is an equity analyst for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. He covers a variety of industrials stocks, including diversified conglomerates. Prior to becoming an analyst, Aguilar was an associate on Morningstar’s financial-services team and a member of the valuation committee.Before joining Morningstar, Aguilar was a small-business-transaction attorney and represented clients in entity formation, buying and selling businesses, contract drafting, and deal negotiation.Aguilar holds a juris doctor degree from Wake Forest, a Master of Business Administration in finance from Rollins College, and a bachelor’s degree in political science and criminology from the University of Florida, where he graduated magna cum laude.