Joshua Aguilar

Joshua Aguilar is a director, AM Resources, for Morningstar*. After previously covering multi-industrial conglomerates and financial services firm, he is now assuming coverage of exploration and production firms in the oil and gas industry.

Prior to joining Morningstar in 2016, Aguilar was a practicing business transactional attorney in Florida. Aguilar joined Morningstar in 2016 as an Associate on the Financials team, was promoted to Analyst on the Industrials team in 2018, and Senior Analyst in 2022. He’s also served as our Associates Coordinator since 2021 and led our diversity efforts as DEI co-chair since 2020. Aguilar has served as a key mentor to several Associates on their path to Analyst. He’s also hosted a Morningstar earnings townhall, participated in Analyzing MORN, and been a strong contributor through both client interactions and his GE stock call. Josh co-authored an Outstanding Research Achievement (ORA)-winning piece with Kris Inton on CEO compensation in 2021. He’s also taught the model to new hires for many years as part of the Valuation Committee.

Aguilar graduated Magna cum laude with a B.A. in political science and criminology from the University of Florida. He also has an MBA from Rollins College and a J.D. from Wake Forest University. Aguilar remains an active member of the Florida Bar Association.

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