Argent Capital Management 13F-HR Quarterly holdings report by institutional manager

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

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			VALUE	SHRS OR	SH/	PUT/	INVESTMENT	OTHER	VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER	TITLE OF CLASS	CUSIP	(x$1000)	PRN AMT	PRN	CALL	DISCRETION	MANAGER	SOLE	SHARED	NONE
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	COM	00163u106	2,081	52,375	SH		SOLE		52,375	0	0
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	COM	00182c103	1,595	40,375	SH		SOLE		40,375	0	0
AT&T Inc.	COM	00206r102	8,590	263,660	SH		SOLE		263,660	0	0
AZZ Inc.	COM	002474104	2,078	42,675	SH		SOLE		42,675	0	0
AbbVie Inc	COM	00287y109	14,686	269,921	SH		SOLE		269,921	0	0
Abbott Laboratories	COM	002824100	203	5,045	SH		SOLE		5,045	0	0
Abraxas Petroleum Corp	COM	003830106	614	479,875	SH		SOLE		479,875	0	0
Aceto Corp.	COM	004446100	1,651	60,155	SH		SOLE		60,155	0	0
Akorn Inc	COM	009728106	1,769	62,050	SH		SOLE		62,050	0	0
Allergan plc	COM	g0177j108	44,212	162,658	SH		SOLE		161,531	0	1,127
Alliance Fiber Optic Products,	COM	018680306	2,933	171,600	SH		SOLE		171,600	0	0
Alphabet Inc. Class A	COM	02079k305	50,788	79,559	SH		SOLE		78,931	0	628
Alphabet Inc. Class C	COM	02079k107	37,543	61,706	SH		SOLE		61,358	0	348
Altria Group, Inc.	COM	02209s103	264	4,850	SH		SOLE		4,850	0	0
Apple Inc.	COM	037833100	650	5,896	SH		SOLE		5,896	0	0
ArcBest Corp	COM	03937c105	2,096	81,325	SH		SOLE		81,325	0	0
Astec Industries Inc	COM	046224101	1,798	53,650	SH		SOLE		53,650	0	0
Astronics Corporation	COM	046433108	2,266	56,050	SH		SOLE		56,050	0	0
Atlas Financial Holdings Inc.	COM	g06207115	2,079	112,355	SH		SOLE		112,355	0	0
Automatic Data Processing	COM	053015103	482	6,000	SH		SOLE		6,000	0	0
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.	COM	054540109	791	296,250	SH		SOLE		296,250	0	0
BGC Partners, Inc.	COM	05541t101	2,193	266,800	SH		SOLE		266,800	0	0
Banc of California, Inc.	COM	05990k106	3,629	295,725	SH		SOLE		295,725	0	0
Berkshire Hathaway Cl B	COM	084670702	456	3,498	SH		SOLE		3,498	0	0
BioTelementry, Inc.	COM	090672106	1,950	159,325	SH		SOLE		159,325	0	0
Bristol-Myers	COM	110122108	16,498	278,687	SH		SOLE		278,687	0	0
Broadcom Corporation	COM	111320107	36,389	707,539	SH		SOLE		702,639	0	4,900
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.	COM	12541w209	46,928	692,355	SH		SOLE		687,555	0	4,800
CBS Corporation	COM	124857202	40,670	1,019,300	SH		SOLE		1,012,350	0	6,950
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.	COM	128030202	1,304	23,875	SH		SOLE		23,875	0	0
Cambrex Corporation	COM	132011107	1,504	37,900	SH		SOLE		37,900	0	0
Canadian Pac Ltd New	COM	13645t100	230	1,600	SH		SOLE		1,600	0	0
Chesapeake Utilities Corp	COM	165303108	2,133	40,193	SH		SOLE		40,193	0	0
Chevron Corp	COM	166764100	6,683	84,726	SH		SOLE		84,726	0	0
Ciena Corporation	COM	171779309	34,193	1,650,265	SH		SOLE		1,638,765	0	11,500
Cisco Systems, Inc.	COM	17275R102	208	7,908	SH		SOLE		7,908	0	0
Coca-Cola	COM	191216100	438	10,910	SH		SOLE		10,910	0	0
Colony Capital, Inc.	COM	19624r106	3,112	159,080	SH		SOLE		159,080	0	0
Commercial Bancshares Inc. (pr	COM	200002996	200	15,071	SH		SOLE		15,071	0	0
ConAgra Foods, Inc.	COM	205887102	74,591	1,841,308	SH		SOLE		1,831,658	0	9,650
ConocoPhillips	COM	20825c104	10,463	218,154	SH		SOLE		218,154	0	0
Consolidated Water Co., Ltd.	COM	G23773107	1,921	165,600	SH		SOLE		165,600	0	0
Cynosure, Inc.	COM	232577205	2,342	77,950	SH		SOLE		77,950	0	0
CyrusOne Inc.	COM	23283r100	3,824	117,100	SH		SOLE		117,100	0	0
Danaher Corp.	COM	235851102	58,093	681,767	SH		SOLE		677,074	0	4,693
Darden Restaurants, Inc.	COM	237194105	56,655	826,592	SH		SOLE		822,442	0	4,150
Diamond Resorts International	COM	25272t104	2,483	106,175	SH		SOLE		106,175	0	0
E*Trade Financial Corporation	COM	269246401	27,939	1,061,100	SH		SOLE		1,053,800	0	7,300
Electronic Arts Inc	COM	285512109	61,678	910,382	SH		SOLE		904,107	0	6,275
Emerson Electric Co.	COM	291011104	6,923	156,740	SH		SOLE		156,740	0	0
Encore Capital Group Inc.	COM	292554102	2,122	57,350	SH		SOLE		57,350	0	0
Endo International plc	COM	g30401106	32,706	472,079	SH		SOLE		468,829	0	3,250
Energy Focus Inc.	COM	29268t300	1,056	89,440	SH		SOLE		89,440	0	0
Enphase Energy Inc.	COM	29355a107	790	213,535	SH		SOLE		213,535	0	0
Ensign Group, Inc.	COM	29358p101	3,140	73,650	SH		SOLE		73,650	0	0
Everi Holdings Inc.	COM	30034t103	1,878	366,075	SH		SOLE		366,075	0	0
Expedia, Inc.	COM	30212p303	52,264	444,116	SH		SOLE		441,016	0	3,100
Exxon Mobil Corp	COM	30231G102	480	6,451	SH		SOLE		6,451	0	0
F5 Networks, Inc.	COM	315616102	49,069	423,740	SH		SOLE		420,790	0	2,950
Facebook Inc. -A	COM	30303m102	215	2,391	SH		SOLE		2,391	0	0
Flotek Industries Inc.	COM	343389102	2,937	175,845	SH		SOLE		175,845	0	0
Fortinet Inc.	COM	34959e109	3,977	93,625	SH		SOLE		93,625	0	0
Fox Factory Holding Corp	COM	35138v102	1,893	112,250	SH		SOLE		112,250	0	0
Gannett Co Inc	COM	36473h104	11,107	754,069	SH		SOLE		754,069	0	0
General Electric Company	COM	369604103	9,592	380,341	SH		SOLE		380,341	0	0
General Mills, Inc.	COM	370334104	16,638	296,415	SH		SOLE		296,415	0	0
Gentherm Inc.	COM	37253a103	3,902	86,875	SH		SOLE		86,875	0	0
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	COM	375558103	350	3,567	SH		SOLE		3,567	0	0
Greenbrier Cos Inc	COM	393657101	2,622	81,645	SH		SOLE		81,645	0	0
Guess?, Inc.	COM	401617105	809	37,875	SH		SOLE		37,875	0	0
Haynes International, Inc.	COM	420877201	1,290	34,100	SH		SOLE		34,100	0	0
Home Depot	COM	437076102	518	4,486	SH		SOLE		4,486	0	0
HomeStreet Inc.	COM	43785v102	959	41,500	SH		SOLE		41,500	0	0
IShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bo	COM	464287226	832	7,595	SH		SOLE		7,595	0	0
IShares MSCI Emerging Markets	COM	464287234	920	28,072	SH		SOLE		28,072	0	0
Inphi Corporation	COM	45772f107	5,537	230,315	SH		SOLE		230,315	0	0
Intel Corp.	COM	458140100	12,816	425,228	SH		SOLE		425,228	0	0
International Business Machine	COM	459200101	227	1,565	SH		SOLE		1,565	0	0
Itron Inc.	COM	465741106	941	29,475	SH		SOLE		29,475	0	0
JP Morgan Chase & Co.	COM	46625H100	66,092	1,084,012	SH		SOLE		1,078,712	0	5,300
Johnson & Johnson	COM	478160104	11,805	126,464	SH		SOLE		126,464	0	0
Kratos Defense & Security Solu	COM	50077b207	1,166	276,339	SH		SOLE		276,339	0	0
Laclede Gas	COM	505597104	1,827	33,500	SH		SOLE		33,500	0	0
Lannett Company, Inc.	COM	516012101	1,328	31,995	SH		SOLE		31,995	0	0
Libbey Inc.	COM	529898108	2,027	62,150	SH		SOLE		62,150	0	0
Lincoln National	COM	534187109	45,837	965,812	SH		SOLE		959,312	0	6,500
LinkedIn Corporation	COM	53578a108	29,004	152,549	SH		SOLE		151,489	0	1,060
Lockheed Martin Corp	COM	539830109	10,849	52,332	SH		SOLE		52,332	0	0
Lowe's Companies Inc.	COM	548661107	45,482	659,923	SH		SOLE		655,373	0	4,550
MA-COM Technology Solutions, I	COM	55405y100	5,208	179,650	SH		SOLE		179,650	0	0
Mallinckrodt plc	COM	g5785g107	26,795	419,057	SH		SOLE		416,207	0	2,850
Marcus Corporation	COM	566330106	1,853	95,825	SH		SOLE		95,825	0	0
MasterCard, Inc.	COM	57636q104	40,051	444,422	SH		SOLE		441,322	0	3,100
MaxLinear, Inc.	COM	57776j100	2,552	205,150	SH		SOLE		205,150	0	0
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc	COM	57772k101	17,613	527,334	SH		SOLE		527,334	0	0
Mellanox Technologies Ltd.	COM	m51363113	3,282	86,850	SH		SOLE		86,850	0	0
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	COM	589889104	909	38,000	SH		SOLE		38,000	0	0
Metlife Inc.	COM	59156r108	12,668	268,668	SH		SOLE		268,668	0	0
Microsoft Corp.	COM	594918104	18,815	425,100	SH		SOLE		425,100	0	0
Molina Healthcare, Inc.	COM	60855r100	1,888	27,425	SH		SOLE		27,425	0	0
New Home Company Inc.	COM	645370107	3,676	283,839	SH		SOLE		283,839	0	0
NextEra Energy Inc	COM	65339f101	13,717	140,617	SH		SOLE		140,617	0	0
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd	COM	m7516k103	2,289	237,925	SH		SOLE		237,925	0	0
ON Semiconductor Corp.	COM	682189105	42,674	4,539,835	SH		SOLE		4,508,285	0	31,550
Occidental Petroleum Corp.	COM	674599105	10,726	162,153	SH		SOLE		162,153	0	0
On Assignment Inc	COM	682159108	3,144	85,195	SH		SOLE		85,195	0	0
Orchids Paper Products Company	COM	68572n104	2,957	113,280	SH		SOLE		113,280	0	0
Overstock.com Inc.	COM	690370101	1,864	108,635	SH		SOLE		108,635	0	0
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.	COM	69478x105	1,787	87,925	SH		SOLE		87,925	0	0
Panera Bread Co.	COM	69840w108	326	1,685	SH		SOLE		1,685	0	0
PepsiCo, Inc.	COM	713448108	19,717	209,089	SH		SOLE		209,089	0	0
Pfizer Inc.	COM	717081103	19,215	611,739	SH		SOLE		611,739	0	0
Philip Morris International	COM	718172109	264	3,324	SH		SOLE		3,324	0	0
Phillips 66	COM	718546104	207	2,700	SH		SOLE		2,700	0	0
Popular, Inc.	COM	733174700	1,298	42,925	SH		SOLE		42,925	0	0
Post Holdings, Inc.	COM	737446104	74,379	1,258,534	SH		SOLE		1,249,874	0	8,660
Principal Financial Group, Inc	COM	74251v102	18,243	385,360	SH		SOLE		385,360	0	0
Procter & Gamble	COM	742718109	43,330	602,310	SH		SOLE		598,960	0	3,350
Prudential Financial Inc.	COM	744320102	10,090	132,396	SH		SOLE		132,396	0	0
Qorvo Inc	COM	74736k101	1,305	28,958	SH		SOLE		28,958	0	0
RADWARE Ltd.	COM	m81873107	1,678	103,198	SH		SOLE		103,198	0	0
Red Hat, Inc.	COM	756577102	37,570	522,670	SH		SOLE		519,020	0	3,650
Rite Aid Corporation	COM	767754104	93	15,285	SH		SOLE		15,285	0	0
SPDR S&P International Dividen	COM	78463x772	6,135	180,650	SH		SOLE		180,650	0	0
Schlumberger LTD	COM	806857108	32,000	463,966	SH		SOLE		460,816	0	3,150
Shiloh Industries, Inc.	COM	824543102	498	61,500	SH		SOLE		61,500	0	0
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.	COM	83088m102	58,948	700,011	SH		SOLE		695,211	0	4,800
South State Corporation	COM	840441109	1,407	18,300	SH		SOLE		18,300	0	0
Southern Company	COM	842587107	11,837	264,810	SH		SOLE		264,810	0	0
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings	COM	84920y106	1,249	101,375	SH		SOLE		101,375	0	0
Sterling Bancorp	COM	85917a100	3,238	217,736	SH		SOLE		217,736	0	0
Suntrust Banks, Inc.	COM	867914103	37,905	991,245	SH		SOLE		984,445	0	6,800
Super Micro Computer, Inc.	COM	86800u104	1,828	67,050	SH		SOLE		67,050	0	0
SuperCom Ltd.	COM	m87095119	2,093	261,620	SH		SOLE		261,620	0	0
Synaptics Inc	COM	87157D109	1,736	21,050	SH		SOLE		21,050	0	0
Syneron Medical Ltd.	COM	m87245102	972	135,950	SH		SOLE		135,950	0	0
TCP International Holdings Ltd	COM	h84689100	1,495	543,600	SH		SOLE		543,600	0	0
TEGNA, Inc.	COM	87901j105	43,248	1,931,555	SH		SOLE		1,921,855	0	9,700
Talmer Bancorp, Inc.	COM	87482x101	1,453	87,250	SH		SOLE		87,250	0	0
Teletech Holdings Inc	COM	879939106	1,276	47,621	SH		SOLE		47,621	0	0
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	COM	881624209	61,892	1,096,207	SH		SOLE		1,088,557	0	7,650
The Dow Chemical Company	COM	260543103	54,801	1,292,471	SH		SOLE		1,285,871	0	6,600
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.	COM	405217100	38,564	747,365	SH		SOLE		742,165	0	5,200
The Williams Companies, Inc.	COM	969457100	3,656	99,220	SH		SOLE		99,220	0	0
Time Warner Cable, Inc.	COM	88732j207	405	2,259	SH		SOLE		2,259	0	0
Travelers Companies, Inc.	COM	89417e109	309	3,101	SH		SOLE		3,101	0	0
Trecora Resources	COM	894648104	1,774	142,840	SH		SOLE		142,840	0	0
U.S. Bancorp	COM	902973304	961	23,442	SH		SOLE		23,442	0	0
United Parcel Service, Inc.	COM	911312106	13,177	133,517	SH		SOLE		133,517	0	0
Universal Forest Products, Inc	COM	913543104	2,009	34,825	SH		SOLE		34,825	0	0
Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF	COM	92206c599	905	10,260	SH		SOLE		10,260	0	0
Vascular Solutions, Inc.	COM	92231m109	1,447	44,635	SH		SOLE		44,635	0	0
Verizon Communications	COM	92343v104	7,953	182,781	SH		SOLE		182,781	0	0
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.	COM	930059100	9,603	276,175	SH		SOLE		276,175	0	0
Wal-Mart	COM	931142103	9,316	143,676	SH		SOLE		143,676	0	0
Walt Disney Co.	COM	254687106	751	7,350	SH		SOLE		7,350	0	0
Warren Resources Inc	COM	93564a100	6	12,150	SH		SOLE		12,150	0	0
Wells Fargo & Co.	COM	949746101	14,029	273,198	SH		SOLE		273,198	0	0
Wintrust Financial Corporation	COM	97650w108	5,434	101,698	SH		SOLE		101,698	0	0
Yadkin Financial Corp.	COM	984305102	3,546	165,027	SH		SOLE		165,027	0	0
Zagg Inc	COM	98884u108	1,754	258,300	SH		SOLE		258,300	0	0