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
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	COM	00182c103	934	20,700	SH		SOLE		20,700	0	0
AT&T Inc.	COM	00206r102	9,719	282,454	SH		SOLE		282,454	0	0
AZZ Inc.	COM	002474104	2,383	42,875	SH		SOLE		42,875	0	0
AbbVie Inc.	COM	00287y109	505	8,525	SH		SOLE		8,525	0	0
Abbott Laboratories	COM	002824100	227	5,045	SH		SOLE		5,045	0	0
Abraxas Petroleum Corp	COM	003830106	616	581,280	SH		SOLE		581,280	0	0
Aceto Corp.	COM	004446100	1,388	51,455	SH		SOLE		51,455	0	0
Activision Blizzard, Inc.	COM	00507v109	405	10,470	SH		SOLE		10,470	0	0
Akorn Inc	COM	009728106	1,763	47,250	SH		SOLE		47,250	0	0
Allergan plc	COM	g0177j108	51,816	165,812	SH		SOLE		164,685	0	1,127
Allison Transmission Holdings,	COM	01973r101	273	10,540	SH		SOLE		10,540	0	0
Alphabet Inc. Class A	COM	02079k305	64,956	83,490	SH		SOLE		82,862	0	628
Alphabet Inc. Class C	COM	02079k107	45,671	60,182	SH		SOLE		59,834	0	348
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.	COM	02208r106	1,203	47,975	SH		SOLE		47,975	0	0
Altria Group, Inc.	COM	02209s103	282	4,850	SH		SOLE		4,850	0	0
American Airlines Group Inc.	COM	02376r102	298	7,030	SH		SOLE		7,030	0	0
Apple Inc.	COM	037833100	642	6,099	SH		SOLE		6,099	0	0
AptarGroup, Inc.	COM	038336103	308	4,235	SH		SOLE		4,235	0	0
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	COM	039483102	227	6,195	SH		SOLE		6,195	0	0
Arista Networks Inc.	COM	040413106	277	3,560	SH		SOLE		3,560	0	0
Astec Industries Inc	COM	046224101	2,195	53,925	SH		SOLE		53,925	0	0
Astronics Corporation	COM	046433108	1,493	36,675	SH		SOLE		36,675	0	0
Atlas Financial Holdings Inc.	COM	g06207115	2,704	135,880	SH		SOLE		135,880	0	0
Automatic Data Processing	COM	053015103	508	6,000	SH		SOLE		6,000	0	0
BGC Partners, Inc.	COM	05541t101	1,489	151,750	SH		SOLE		151,750	0	0
Banc of California, Inc.	COM	05990k106	4,540	310,545	SH		SOLE		310,545	0	0
Baxter International Inc.	COM	071813109	40,732	1,067,670	SH		SOLE		1,060,420	0	7,250
Berkshire Hathaway Cl B	COM	084670702	391	2,961	SH		SOLE		2,961	0	0
BioTelementry, Inc.	COM	090672106	3,424	293,172	SH		SOLE		293,172	0	0
Boston Scientific Corporation	COM	101137107	39,728	2,154,430	SH		SOLE		2,139,830	0	14,600
Bright Horizons Family Solutio	COM	109194100	327	4,900	SH		SOLE		4,900	0	0
Bristol-Myers	COM	110122108	19,990	290,593	SH		SOLE		290,593	0	0
BroadSoft Inc.	COM	11133b409	1,696	47,975	SH		SOLE		47,975	0	0
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.	COM	12541w209	38,911	627,400	SH		SOLE		622,600	0	4,800
CBS Corporation	COM	124857202	48,117	1,020,950	SH		SOLE		1,014,000	0	6,950
CDW Corporation	COM	12514g108	323	7,695	SH		SOLE		7,695	0	0
CalAmp Corporation	COM	128126109	1,238	62,125	SH		SOLE		62,125	0	0
Cambrex Corporation	COM	132011107	1,494	31,725	SH		SOLE		31,725	0	0
Canadian Pac Ltd New	COM	13645t100	204	1,600	SH		SOLE		1,600	0	0
Casey's General Store, Inc.	COM	147528103	343	2,845	SH		SOLE		2,845	0	0
Chegg, Inc.	COM	163092109	836	124,150	SH		SOLE		124,150	0	0
Chesapeake Utilities Corp	COM	165303108	2,768	48,768	SH		SOLE		48,768	0	0
Chevron Corp	COM	166764100	2,130	23,672	SH		SOLE		23,672	0	0
Ciena Corporation	COM	171779309	30,613	1,479,595	SH		SOLE		1,468,095	0	11,500
Cigna Corp	COM	125509109	303	2,073	SH		SOLE		2,073	0	0
Cintas Corporation	COM	172908105	322	3,540	SH		SOLE		3,540	0	0
Cisco Systems, Inc.	COM	17275R102	231	8,519	SH		SOLE		8,519	0	0
Coca-Cola	COM	191216100	456	10,610	SH		SOLE		10,610	0	0
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc	COM	19122t109	278	5,645	SH		SOLE		5,645	0	0
Colony Capital, Inc.	COM	19624r106	1,705	87,530	SH		SOLE		87,530	0	0
Commercial Bancshares Inc. (pr	COM	200002996	201	15,071	SH		SOLE		15,071	0	0
ConAgra Foods, Inc.	COM	205887102	79,676	1,889,854	SH		SOLE		1,880,204	0	9,650
ConocoPhillips	COM	20825c104	3,100	66,399	SH		SOLE		66,399	0	0
Consolidated Water Co., Ltd.	COM	G23773107	2,037	166,400	SH		SOLE		166,400	0	0
Cynosure, Inc.	COM	232577205	4,111	92,025	SH		SOLE		92,025	0	0
CyrusOne Inc.	COM	23283r100	4,407	117,675	SH		SOLE		117,675	0	0
DIGI International Inc	COM	253798102	867	76,145	SH		SOLE		76,145	0	0
Danaher Corp.	COM	235851102	64,652	696,085	SH		SOLE		691,392	0	4,693
Darden Restaurants, Inc.	COM	237194105	53,569	841,744	SH		SOLE		837,594	0	4,150
Diamond Resorts International	COM	25272t104	3,196	125,275	SH		SOLE		125,275	0	0
Discover Financial Services	COM	254709108	354	6,598	SH		SOLE		6,598	0	0
E*Trade Financial Corporation	COM	269246401	31,764	1,071,670	SH		SOLE		1,064,370	0	7,300
Electronic Arts Inc	COM	285512109	63,813	928,594	SH		SOLE		922,319	0	6,275
Emerson Electric Co.	COM	291011104	4,187	87,542	SH		SOLE		87,542	0	0
Energy Focus Inc.	COM	29268t300	1,563	113,640	SH		SOLE		113,640	0	0
Ensign Group, Inc.	COM	29358p101	4,055	179,206	SH		SOLE		179,206	0	0
Equifax Inc.	COM	294429105	317	2,845	SH		SOLE		2,845	0	0
Expedia, Inc.	COM	30212p303	56,442	454,081	SH		SOLE		450,981	0	3,100
Exxon Mobil Corp	COM	30231G102	503	6,451	SH		SOLE		6,451	0	0
Fabrinet	COM	g3323l100	1,285	53,950	SH		SOLE		53,950	0	0
First Internet Bancorp	COM	320557101	1,007	35,100	SH		SOLE		35,100	0	0
First NBC Banking Holding Comp	COM	32115d106	1,710	45,725	SH		SOLE		45,725	0	0
Flotek Industries Inc.	COM	343389102	2,044	178,639	SH		SOLE		178,639	0	0
Fortinet Inc.	COM	34959e109	1,267	40,649	SH		SOLE		40,649	0	0
Fox Factory Holding Corp	COM	35138v102	3,070	185,700	SH		SOLE		185,700	0	0
Gannett Co Inc	COM	36473h104	12,370	759,392	SH		SOLE		759,392	0	0
General Dynamics Corp	COM	369550108	343	2,500	SH		SOLE		2,500	0	0
General Electric Company	COM	369604103	18,351	589,104	SH		SOLE		589,104	0	0
General Mills, Inc.	COM	370334104	17,919	310,768	SH		SOLE		310,768	0	0
Gentherm Inc.	COM	37253a103	4,137	87,275	SH		SOLE		87,275	0	0
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	COM	375558103	361	3,567	SH		SOLE		3,567	0	0
Guess?, Inc.	COM	401617105	1,804	95,575	SH		SOLE		95,575	0	0
Haynes International, Inc.	COM	420877201	1,258	34,275	SH		SOLE		34,275	0	0
Home Depot	COM	437076102	481	3,635	SH		SOLE		3,635	0	0
HomeStreet Inc.	COM	43785v102	1,603	73,825	SH		SOLE		73,825	0	0
Hooker Furniture Corporation	COM	439038100	2,092	82,875	SH		SOLE		82,875	0	0
INTL FCStone Inc	COM	46116v105	900	26,900	SH		SOLE		26,900	0	0
IPG Photonics Corporation	COM	44980x109	315	3,530	SH		SOLE		3,530	0	0
Inphi Corporation	COM	45772f107	3,996	147,890	SH		SOLE		147,890	0	0
Integrated Device Tech	COM	458118106	409	15,525	SH		SOLE		15,525	0	0
Intel Corp.	COM	458140100	15,377	446,366	SH		SOLE		446,366	0	0
International Business Machine	COM	459200101	219	1,589	SH		SOLE		1,589	0	0
Investment Technology Group, I	COM	46145f105	1,223	71,880	SH		SOLE		71,880	0	0
Ishares S&P 500 Value ETF	COM	464287408	2,201	24,860	SH		SOLE		24,860	0	0
Itron Inc.	COM	465741106	2,563	70,850	SH		SOLE		70,850	0	0
JP Morgan Chase & Co.	COM	46625H100	73,776	1,117,317	SH		SOLE		1,112,017	0	5,300
Johnson & Johnson	COM	478160104	18,656	181,617	SH		SOLE		181,617	0	0
Kratos Defense & Security Solu	COM	50077b207	1,417	345,639	SH		SOLE		345,639	0	0
Laclede Gas	COM	505597104	2,001	33,675	SH		SOLE		33,675	0	0
Legg Mason, Inc.	COM	524901105	247	6,285	SH		SOLE		6,285	0	0
Legget & Platt	COM	524660107	267	6,355	SH		SOLE		6,355	0	0
Leucadia National Corporation	COM	527288104	233	13,385	SH		SOLE		13,385	0	0
Lincoln National	COM	534187109	49,535	985,582	SH		SOLE		979,082	0	6,500
LinkedIn Corporation	COM	53578a108	51,656	229,499	SH		SOLE		227,949	0	1,550
Lockheed Martin Corp	COM	539830109	11,440	52,684	SH		SOLE		52,684	0	0
Lowe's Companies Inc.	COM	548661107	51,227	673,682	SH		SOLE		669,132	0	4,550
Lumentum Holdings Inc.	COM	55024u109	1,322	60,025	SH		SOLE		60,025	0	0
MA-COM Technology Solutions, I	COM	55405y100	6,391	156,300	SH		SOLE		156,300	0	0
MAXIMUS, Inc.	COM	577933104	273	4,860	SH		SOLE		4,860	0	0
MEDNAX, Inc.	COM	58502b106	256	3,570	SH		SOLE		3,570	0	0
Marcus Corporation	COM	566330106	2,925	154,170	SH		SOLE		154,170	0	0
Masco Corporation	COM	574599106	31,523	1,113,885	SH		SOLE		1,106,485	0	7,400
MasterCard, Inc.	COM	57636q104	44,387	455,903	SH		SOLE		452,803	0	3,100
Mattel	COM	577081102	12,655	465,780	SH		SOLE		465,780	0	0
MaxLinear, Inc.	COM	57776j100	3,504	237,900	SH		SOLE		237,900	0	0
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc	COM	57772k101	10,178	267,831	SH		SOLE		267,831	0	0
McDonald's Corp.	COM	580135101	10,506	88,932	SH		SOLE		88,932	0	0
Mellanox Technologies Ltd.	COM	m51363113	2,552	60,550	SH		SOLE		60,550	0	0
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	COM	589889104	710	38,175	SH		SOLE		38,175	0	0
Metlife Inc.	COM	59156r108	12,758	264,630	SH		SOLE		264,630	0	0
Microsoft Corp.	COM	594918104	23,961	431,883	SH		SOLE		431,883	0	0
Molina Healthcare, Inc.	COM	60855r100	253	4,205	SH		SOLE		4,205	0	0
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	COM	60877t100	722	48,625	SH		SOLE		48,625	0	0
Monsanto	COM	61166w101	208	2,110	SH		SOLE		2,110	0	0
NVR, Inc.	COM	62944t105	345	210	SH		SOLE		210	0	0
NXP Semiconductors NV	COM	n6596x109	240	2,850	SH		SOLE		2,850	0	0
New Home Company Inc.	COM	645370107	3,495	269,679	SH		SOLE		269,679	0	0
Newell Rubbermaid Inc.	COM	651229106	342	7,750	SH		SOLE		7,750	0	0
News Corporation	COM	65249b109	290	21,695	SH		SOLE		21,695	0	0
NextEra Energy Inc	COM	65339f101	15,551	149,688	SH		SOLE		149,688	0	0
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd	COM	m7516k103	1,965	200,520	SH		SOLE		200,520	0	0
ON Semiconductor Corp.	COM	682189105	38,945	3,974,015	SH		SOLE		3,942,465	0	31,550
Occidental Petroleum Corp.	COM	674599105	8,545	126,391	SH		SOLE		126,391	0	0
On Assignment Inc	COM	682159108	3,846	85,570	SH		SOLE		85,570	0	0
Orchids Paper Products Company	COM	68572n104	4,038	130,580	SH		SOLE		130,580	0	0
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.	COM	69478x105	2,887	135,875	SH		SOLE		135,875	0	0
Panera Bread Co.	COM	69840w108	328	1,685	SH		SOLE		1,685	0	0
Patrick Industries, Inc.	COM	703343103	1,457	33,500	SH		SOLE		33,500	0	0
PepsiCo, Inc.	COM	713448108	21,194	212,109	SH		SOLE		212,109	0	0
Pfizer Inc.	COM	717081103	19,591	606,905	SH		SOLE		606,905	0	0
Philip Morris International	COM	718172109	292	3,324	SH		SOLE		3,324	0	0
Phillips 66	COM	718546104	221	2,700	SH		SOLE		2,700	0	0
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	COM	72147k108	295	13,358	SH		SOLE		13,358	0	0
Pinnacle Foods Inc.	COM	72348p104	297	7,000	SH		SOLE		7,000	0	0
Pitney Bowes Inc.	COM	724479100	305	14,785	SH		SOLE		14,785	0	0
Popular, Inc.	COM	733174700	1,585	55,925	SH		SOLE		55,925	0	0
Post Holdings, Inc.	COM	737446104	79,481	1,288,185	SH		SOLE		1,279,525	0	8,660
Principal Financial Group, Inc	COM	74251v102	17,304	384,694	SH		SOLE		384,694	0	0
Procter & Gamble	COM	742718109	47,762	601,464	SH		SOLE		598,114	0	3,350
Prudential Financial Inc.	COM	744320102	8,523	104,693	SH		SOLE		104,693	0	0
Qorvo Inc	COM	74736k101	1,480	29,083	SH		SOLE		29,083	0	0
Red Hat, Inc.	COM	756577102	44,532	537,765	SH		SOLE		534,115	0	3,650
Rite Aid Corporation	COM	767754104	268	34,185	SH		SOLE		34,185	0	0
Rubicon Project, Inc.	COM	78112v102	1,310	79,625	SH		SOLE		79,625	0	0
Ruckus Wireless, Inc.	COM	781220108	1,240	115,775	SH		SOLE		115,775	0	0
S&P Dep Rcpts/SPDRS Trust	COM	78462F103	15,954	78,255	SH		SOLE		78,255	0	0
Schlumberger LTD	COM	806857108	30,065	431,043	SH		SOLE		427,893	0	3,150
Schwab U.S. Large-cap Value ET	COM	808524409	505	11,905	SH		SOLE		11,905	0	0
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF	COM	808524797	580	15,030	SH		SOLE		15,030	0	0
Schwab US Large-Cap ETF	COM	808524201	4,341	89,380	SH		SOLE		89,380	0	0
ServiceMaster Global Holdings	COM	81761r109	332	8,450	SH		SOLE		8,450	0	0
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.	COM	83088m102	53,826	700,591	SH		SOLE		695,791	0	4,800
South State Corporation	COM	840441109	1,322	18,375	SH		SOLE		18,375	0	0
Southern Company	COM	842587107	12,540	268,013	SH		SOLE		268,013	0	0
Southwest Airlines Co.	COM	844741108	333	7,745	SH		SOLE		7,745	0	0
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings	COM	84920y106	2,350	182,185	SH		SOLE		182,185	0	0
Sterling Bancorp	COM	85917a100	3,038	187,286	SH		SOLE		187,286	0	0
Suntrust Banks, Inc.	COM	867914103	43,348	1,011,855	SH		SOLE		1,005,055	0	6,800
Synaptics Inc	COM	87157D109	1,699	21,150	SH		SOLE		21,150	0	0
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.	COM	87157b103	1,178	33,450	SH		SOLE		33,450	0	0
Synchrony Financial	COM	87165b103	275	9,050	SH		SOLE		9,050	0	0
TEGNA, Inc.	COM	87901j105	50,025	1,960,208	SH		SOLE		1,950,508	0	9,700
Talmer Bancorp, Inc.	COM	87482x101	1,588	87,675	SH		SOLE		87,675	0	0
Teletech Holdings Inc	COM	879939106	794	28,448	SH		SOLE		28,448	0	0
Tempur Sealy International Inc	COM	88023u101	34,998	496,710	SH		SOLE		493,210	0	3,500
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	COM	881624209	52,235	795,787	SH		SOLE		790,337	0	5,450
The Dow Chemical Company	COM	260543103	68,407	1,328,799	SH		SOLE		1,322,199	0	6,600
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.	COM	405217100	25,976	643,120	SH		SOLE		637,920	0	5,200
The Kroger Co.	COM	501044101	354	8,455	SH		SOLE		8,455	0	0
The Valspar Corporation	COM	920355104	294	3,550	SH		SOLE		3,550	0	0
Time Warner Cable, Inc.	COM	88732j207	419	2,259	SH		SOLE		2,259	0	0
Tractor Supply Company	COM	892356106	302	3,530	SH		SOLE		3,530	0	0
Travelers Companies, Inc.	COM	89417e109	350	3,101	SH		SOLE		3,101	0	0
Trecora Resources	COM	894648104	2,386	192,615	SH		SOLE		192,615	0	0
Tyson Foods, Inc.	COM	902494103	375	7,030	SH		SOLE		7,030	0	0
U.S. Bancorp	COM	902973304	558	13,075	SH		SOLE		13,075	0	0
United Parcel Service, Inc.	COM	911312106	13,345	138,678	SH		SOLE		138,678	0	0
United Therapeutics Corporatio	COM	91307c102	321	2,050	SH		SOLE		2,050	0	0
Universal Electronics Inc.	COM	913483103	2,596	50,555	SH		SOLE		50,555	0	0
Universal Forest Products, Inc	COM	913543104	1,591	23,275	SH		SOLE		23,275	0	0
VCA, Inc.	COM	918194101	306	5,570	SH		SOLE		5,570	0	0
Vantiv, Inc.	COM	92210h105	269	5,675	SH		SOLE		5,675	0	0
Vascular Solutions, Inc.	COM	92231m109	3,337	97,035	SH		SOLE		97,035	0	0
Verizon Communications	COM	92343v104	8,151	176,350	SH		SOLE		176,350	0	0
Village Super Market - Class A	COM	927107409	1,544	58,605	SH		SOLE		58,605	0	0
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.	COM	930059100	3,857	134,573	SH		SOLE		134,573	0	0
Wal-Mart	COM	931142103	4,929	80,404	SH		SOLE		80,404	0	0
Walt Disney Co.	COM	254687106	803	7,638	SH		SOLE		7,638	0	0
Wells Fargo & Co.	COM	949746101	15,643	287,765	SH		SOLE		287,765	0	0
Wintrust Financial Corporation	COM	97650w108	3,481	71,748	SH		SOLE		71,748	0	0
XL Group PLC	COM	g98290102	349	8,895	SH		SOLE		8,895	0	0
Yadkin Financial Corp.	COM	984305102	4,165	165,467	SH		SOLE		165,467	0	0
Zagg Inc	COM	98884u108	2,564	234,350	SH		SOLE		234,350	0	0
iCAD, Inc.	COM	44934s206	1,522	294,379	SH		SOLE		294,379	0	0
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mar	COM	46434g103	281	7,140	SH		SOLE		7,140	0	0
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	COM	464287200	3,389	16,542	SH		SOLE		16,542	0	0
iShares International Select D	COM	464288448	320	11,135	SH		SOLE		11,135	0	0