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

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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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
1/100 Berkshire Hthwy Cl A (Sc	COM	084990175	213	100	SH		SOLE		100	0	0
AT&T Inc.	COM	00206r102	11,354	289,853	SH		SOLE		289,853	0	0
AZZ Inc.	COM	002474104	2,427	42,875	SH		SOLE		42,875	0	0
Abbott Laboratories	COM	002824100	221	5,295	SH		SOLE		5,295	0	0
Abraxas Petroleum Corp	COM	003830106	868	859,515	SH		SOLE		859,515	0	0
Aceto Corp.	COM	004446100	1,641	69,655	SH		SOLE		69,655	0	0
Activision Blizzard, Inc.	COM	00507v109	354	10,470	SH		SOLE		10,470	0	0
Akorn Inc	COM	009728106	1,112	47,250	SH		SOLE		47,250	0	0
Allergan plc	COM	g0177j108	30,698	114,532	SH		SOLE		113,775	0	757
Allison Transmission Holdings,	COM	01973r101	284	10,540	SH		SOLE		10,540	0	0
Alphabet Inc. Class A	COM	02079k305	67,741	88,794	SH		SOLE		88,166	0	628
Alphabet Inc. Class C	COM	02079k107	43,758	58,740	SH		SOLE		58,392	0	348
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.	COM	02208r106	1,333	47,975	SH		SOLE		47,975	0	0
Altria Group, Inc.	COM	02209s103	304	4,850	SH		SOLE		4,850	0	0
American Airlines Group Inc.	COM	02376r102	288	7,030	SH		SOLE		7,030	0	0
Apple Inc.	COM	037833100	632	5,799	SH		SOLE		5,799	0	0
AptarGroup, Inc.	COM	038336103	332	4,235	SH		SOLE		4,235	0	0
Arista Networks Inc.	COM	040413106	225	3,560	SH		SOLE		3,560	0	0
Astec Industries Inc	COM	046224101	2,517	53,925	SH		SOLE		53,925	0	0
Atlas Financial Holdings Inc.	COM	g06207115	2,465	135,905	SH		SOLE		135,905	0	0
Automatic Data Processing	COM	053015103	538	6,000	SH		SOLE		6,000	0	0
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.	COM	g0750c108	296	10,140	SH		SOLE		10,140	0	0
BGC Partners, Inc.	COM	05541t101	1,628	179,850	SH		SOLE		179,850	0	0
Banc of California, Inc.	COM	05990k106	4,737	270,710	SH		SOLE		270,710	0	0
Baxter International Inc.	COM	071813109	60,602	1,475,210	SH		SOLE		1,465,410	0	9,800
Berkshire Hathaway Cl B	COM	084670702	420	2,961	SH		SOLE		2,961	0	0
BioTelementry, Inc.	COM	090672106	3,862	330,627	SH		SOLE		330,627	0	0
Blue Baffalo Pet Products, Inc	COM	09531u102	413	16,110	SH		SOLE		16,110	0	0
Boston Scientific Corporation	COM	101137107	41,587	2,210,910	SH		SOLE		2,196,310	0	14,600
Bright Horizons Family Solutio	COM	109194100	317	4,900	SH		SOLE		4,900	0	0
Bristol-Myers	COM	110122108	11,561	180,976	SH		SOLE		180,976	0	0
BroadSoft Inc.	COM	11133b409	2,552	63,250	SH		SOLE		63,250	0	0
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.	COM	12541w209	53,732	723,860	SH		SOLE		719,060	0	4,800
CBS Corporation	COM	124857202	58,595	1,063,630	SH		SOLE		1,056,680	0	6,950
CDW Corporation	COM	12514g108	319	7,695	SH		SOLE		7,695	0	0
CNO Financial Group, Inc.	COM	12621e103	284	15,855	SH		SOLE		15,855	0	0
CalAmp Corporation	COM	128126109	1,550	86,425	SH		SOLE		86,425	0	0
California Resources Corp.	COM	13057q107	17	16,406	SH		SOLE		16,406	0	0
Cambrex Corporation	COM	132011107	1,665	37,850	SH		SOLE		37,850	0	0
Canadian Pac Ltd New	COM	13645t100	212	1,600	SH		SOLE		1,600	0	0
Casey's General Store, Inc.	COM	147528103	322	2,845	SH		SOLE		2,845	0	0
Chesapeake Utilities Corp	COM	165303108	2,077	32,978	SH		SOLE		32,978	0	0
Chevron Corp	COM	166764100	8,828	92,533	SH		SOLE		92,533	0	0
Ciena Corporation	COM	171779309	32,491	1,708,230	SH		SOLE		1,696,730	0	11,500
Cigna Corp	COM	125509109	284	2,073	SH		SOLE		2,073	0	0
Cintas Corporation	COM	172908105	318	3,540	SH		SOLE		3,540	0	0
Cirrus Logic, Inc.	COM	172755100	1,639	45,025	SH		SOLE		45,025	0	0
Cisco Systems, Inc.	COM	17275R102	238	8,369	SH		SOLE		8,369	0	0
Coca-Cola	COM	191216100	492	10,610	SH		SOLE		10,610	0	0
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc	COM	19122t109	286	5,645	SH		SOLE		5,645	0	0
Commercial Bancshares Inc. (pr	COM	200002996	202	15,071	SH		SOLE		15,071	0	0
ConAgra Foods, Inc.	COM	205887102	86,621	1,941,296	SH		SOLE		1,931,646	0	9,650
ConocoPhillips	COM	20825c104	9,579	237,861	SH		SOLE		237,861	0	0
Consolidated Water Co., Ltd.	COM	G23773107	2,025	166,400	SH		SOLE		166,400	0	0
Cree, Inc.	COM	225447101	726	24,950	SH		SOLE		24,950	0	0
Cynosure, Inc.	COM	232577205	4,420	100,180	SH		SOLE		100,180	0	0
CyrusOne Inc.	COM	23283r100	3,483	76,300	SH		SOLE		76,300	0	0
Danaher Corp.	COM	235851102	67,639	713,045	SH		SOLE		708,352	0	4,693
Darden Restaurants, Inc.	COM	237194105	56,854	857,526	SH		SOLE		853,376	0	4,150
Discover Financial Services	COM	254709108	336	6,598	SH		SOLE		6,598	0	0
E*Trade Financial Corporation	COM	269246401	26,853	1,096,470	SH		SOLE		1,089,170	0	7,300
Eaton Corporation PLC	COM	g29183103	10,445	166,960	SH		SOLE		166,960	0	0
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.	COM	27875t101	2,059	75,800	SH		SOLE		75,800	0	0
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.	COM	29089q105	1,312	36,100	SH		SOLE		36,100	0	0
Emerson Electric Co.	COM	291011104	16,449	302,475	SH		SOLE		302,475	0	0
Ensign Group, Inc.	COM	29358p101	2,870	126,756	SH		SOLE		126,756	0	0
Equifax Inc.	COM	294429105	325	2,845	SH		SOLE		2,845	0	0
Estee Lauder	COM	518439104	204	2,163	SH		SOLE		2,163	0	0
Exxon Mobil Corp	COM	30231G102	539	6,451	SH		SOLE		6,451	0	0
Fabrinet	COM	g3323l100	3,006	92,925	SH		SOLE		92,925	0	0
Fastenal Co.	COM	311900104	48,222	984,115	SH		SOLE		977,665	0	6,450
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	COM	313148306	1,121	29,700	SH		SOLE		29,700	0	0
Ferroglobe PLC	COM	G33856108	781	88,700	SH		SOLE		88,700	0	0
First Internet Bancorp	COM	320557101	1,096	46,900	SH		SOLE		46,900	0	0
Flextronics International Ltd	COM	Y2573F102	307	25,475	SH		SOLE		25,475	0	0
Flotek Industries Inc.	COM	343389102	1,289	175,845	SH		SOLE		175,845	0	0
Fortinet Inc.	COM	34959e109	1,245	40,649	SH		SOLE		40,649	0	0
Fox Factory Holding Corp	COM	35138v102	1,689	106,850	SH		SOLE		106,850	0	0
GNC Holdings, Inc.	COM	36191g107	200	6,305	SH		SOLE		6,305	0	0
General Dynamics Corp	COM	369550108	312	2,375	SH		SOLE		2,375	0	0
General Electric Company	COM	369604103	19,122	601,503	SH		SOLE		601,503	0	0
General Mills, Inc.	COM	370334104	20,137	317,870	SH		SOLE		317,870	0	0
Gentherm Inc.	COM	37253a103	1,777	42,725	SH		SOLE		42,725	0	0
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	COM	375558103	328	3,567	SH		SOLE		3,567	0	0
Granite Construction Inc.	COM	387328107	1,951	40,825	SH		SOLE		40,825	0	0
Guess?, Inc.	COM	401617105	1,322	70,450	SH		SOLE		70,450	0	0
Himax Technologies, Inc.	COM	43289p106	866	77,025	SH		SOLE		77,025	0	0
Home Depot	COM	437076102	485	3,635	SH		SOLE		3,635	0	0
HomeStreet Inc.	COM	43785v102	1,972	94,740	SH		SOLE		94,740	0	0
Hooker Furniture Corporation	COM	439038100	3,095	94,225	SH		SOLE		94,225	0	0
Horizon Pharma, Plc.	COM	g4617b105	1,458	88,000	SH		SOLE		88,000	0	0
INC Research Holdings Inc	COM	45329r109	241	5,855	SH		SOLE		5,855	0	0
INTL FCStone Inc	COM	46116v105	1,478	55,300	SH		SOLE		55,300	0	0
Inphi Corporation	COM	45772f107	4,512	135,340	SH		SOLE		135,340	0	0
Integrated Device Tech	COM	458118106	319	15,630	SH		SOLE		15,630	0	0
Intel Corp.	COM	458140100	14,943	461,916	SH		SOLE		461,916	0	0
International Business Machine	COM	459200101	231	1,524	SH		SOLE		1,524	0	0
Investment Technology Group, I	COM	46145f105	1,589	71,880	SH		SOLE		71,880	0	0
Ishares S&P 500 Value ETF	COM	464287408	225	2,505	SH		SOLE		2,505	0	0
Itron Inc.	COM	465741106	2,956	70,850	SH		SOLE		70,850	0	0
JP Morgan Chase & Co.	COM	46625H100	67,826	1,145,330	SH		SOLE		1,140,030	0	5,300
Johnson & Johnson	COM	478160104	19,925	184,153	SH		SOLE		184,153	0	0
Juniper Networks	COM	48203r104	273	10,705	SH		SOLE		10,705	0	0
Las Vegas Sands Corp.	COM	517834107	9,903	191,623	SH		SOLE		191,623	0	0
Legg Mason, Inc.	COM	524901105	218	6,285	SH		SOLE		6,285	0	0
Legget & Platt	COM	524660107	320	6,607	SH		SOLE		6,607	0	0
Lincoln National	COM	534187109	39,573	1,009,522	SH		SOLE		1,003,022	0	6,500
Lockheed Martin Corp	COM	539830109	11,835	53,430	SH		SOLE		53,430	0	0
Lowe's Companies Inc.	COM	548661107	52,479	692,794	SH		SOLE		688,244	0	4,550
Lumentum Holdings Inc.	COM	55024u109	3,481	129,075	SH		SOLE		129,075	0	0
MA-COM Technology Solutions, I	COM	55405y100	5,922	135,225	SH		SOLE		135,225	0	0
MEDNAX, Inc.	COM	58502b106	231	3,570	SH		SOLE		3,570	0	0
Marcus Corporation	COM	566330106	3,286	173,390	SH		SOLE		173,390	0	0
Masco Corporation	COM	574599106	67,209	2,137,000	SH		SOLE		2,122,850	0	14,150
MasterCard, Inc.	COM	57636q104	44,322	469,015	SH		SOLE		465,915	0	3,100
Mattel, Inc.	COM	577081102	54,900	1,632,950	SH		SOLE		1,625,550	0	7,400
MaxLinear, Inc.	COM	57776j100	4,264	230,475	SH		SOLE		230,475	0	0
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc	COM	57772k101	10,002	271,943	SH		SOLE		271,943	0	0
McDonald's Corp.	COM	580135101	11,488	91,407	SH		SOLE		91,407	0	0
Mellanox Technologies Ltd.	COM	m51363113	3,290	60,550	SH		SOLE		60,550	0	0
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	COM	589889104	1,707	92,300	SH		SOLE		92,300	0	0
Metlife Inc.	COM	59156r108	12,708	289,213	SH		SOLE		289,213	0	0
Microsoft Corp.	COM	594918104	24,297	439,928	SH		SOLE		439,928	0	0
Molina Healthcare, Inc.	COM	60855r100	271	4,205	SH		SOLE		4,205	0	0
NVIDIA Corporation	COM	67066g104	325	9,135	SH		SOLE		9,135	0	0
NVR, Inc.	COM	62944t105	364	210	SH		SOLE		210	0	0
NXP Semiconductors NV	COM	n6596x109	231	2,850	SH		SOLE		2,850	0	0
New Home Company Inc.	COM	645370107	2,003	163,376	SH		SOLE		163,376	0	0
Newell Brands Inc.	COM	651229106	343	7,750	SH		SOLE		7,750	0	0
NextEra Energy Inc	COM	65339f101	18,089	152,860	SH		SOLE		152,860	0	0
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd	COM	m7516k103	1,285	123,395	SH		SOLE		123,395	0	0
Nuance Communications, Inc.	COM	67020y100	277	14,800	SH		SOLE		14,800	0	0
ON Semiconductor Corp.	COM	682189105	45,078	4,700,475	SH		SOLE		4,668,925	0	31,550
Occidental Petroleum Corp.	COM	674599105	12,213	178,478	SH		SOLE		178,478	0	0
Omnicom Group	COM	681919106	302	3,630	SH		SOLE		3,630	0	0
On Assignment Inc	COM	682159108	3,485	94,405	SH		SOLE		94,405	0	0
Orchids Paper Products Company	COM	68572n104	2,404	87,375	SH		SOLE		87,375	0	0
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.	COM	69478x105	3,769	176,375	SH		SOLE		176,375	0	0
Panera Bread Co.	COM	69840w108	345	1,685	SH		SOLE		1,685	0	0
Patrick Industries, Inc.	COM	703343103	1,521	33,500	SH		SOLE		33,500	0	0
PepsiCo, Inc.	COM	713448108	22,364	218,227	SH		SOLE		218,227	0	0
Pfizer Inc.	COM	717081103	19,282	650,541	SH		SOLE		650,541	0	0
Philip Morris International	COM	718172109	326	3,324	SH		SOLE		3,324	0	0
Phillips 66	COM	718546104	245	2,825	SH		SOLE		2,825	0	0
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	COM	72147k108	339	13,358	SH		SOLE		13,358	0	0
Pinnacle Foods Inc.	COM	72348p104	313	7,000	SH		SOLE		7,000	0	0
Post Holdings, Inc.	COM	737446104	90,763	1,319,805	SH		SOLE		1,311,145	0	8,660
Press Ganey Holdings, Inc.	COM	74113l102	1,284	42,675	SH		SOLE		42,675	0	0
Principal Financial Group, Inc	COM	74251v102	16,298	413,123	SH		SOLE		413,123	0	0
Procter & Gamble	COM	742718109	51,797	629,294	SH		SOLE		625,944	0	3,350
Prudential Financial Inc.	COM	744320102	15,007	207,795	SH		SOLE		207,795	0	0
Red Hat, Inc.	COM	756577102	55,253	741,555	SH		SOLE		736,655	0	4,900
Rite Aid Corporation	COM	767754104	279	34,185	SH		SOLE		34,185	0	0
Rubicon Project, Inc.	COM	78112v102	2,531	138,450	SH		SOLE		138,450	0	0
Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc.	COM	786692103	918	75,425	SH		SOLE		75,425	0	0
Schlumberger LTD	COM	806857108	35,157	476,709	SH		SOLE		473,559	0	3,150
ServiceMaster Global Holdings	COM	81761r109	318	8,450	SH		SOLE		8,450	0	0
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.	COM	83088m102	56,099	720,136	SH		SOLE		715,336	0	4,800
Solar Capital Ltd.	COM	83413u100	1,217	70,400	SH		SOLE		70,400	0	0
South State Corporation	COM	840441109	1,180	18,375	SH		SOLE		18,375	0	0
Southern Company	COM	842587107	14,422	278,797	SH		SOLE		278,797	0	0
Southwest Airlines Co.	COM	844741108	347	7,745	SH		SOLE		7,745	0	0
Spire Inc	COM	84857l101	1,655	24,425	SH		SOLE		24,425	0	0
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings	COM	84920y106	2,483	197,085	SH		SOLE		197,085	0	0
Sterling Bancorp	COM	85917a100	3,153	197,911	SH		SOLE		197,911	0	0
Summit Materials, Inc.	COM	86614u100	1,271	65,350	SH		SOLE		65,350	0	0
Suntrust Banks, Inc.	COM	867914103	37,502	1,039,405	SH		SOLE		1,032,605	0	6,800
Synchrony Financial	COM	87165b103	259	9,050	SH		SOLE		9,050	0	0
TEGNA, Inc.	COM	87901j105	47,071	2,006,451	SH		SOLE		1,996,751	0	9,700
Talmer Bancorp, Inc.	COM	87482x101	1,586	87,675	SH		SOLE		87,675	0	0
Tempur Sealy International Inc	COM	88023u101	32,054	527,295	SH		SOLE		523,795	0	3,500
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	COM	881624209	29,905	558,872	SH		SOLE		555,122	0	3,750
The Dow Chemical Company	COM	260543103	69,083	1,358,292	SH		SOLE		1,351,692	0	6,600
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.	COM	405217100	31,305	765,205	SH		SOLE		760,005	0	5,200
The Kroger Co.	COM	501044101	323	8,455	SH		SOLE		8,455	0	0
Time Warner Cable, Inc.	COM	88732j207	462	2,259	SH		SOLE		2,259	0	0
Tractor Supply Company	COM	892356106	319	3,530	SH		SOLE		3,530	0	0
Travelers Companies, Inc.	COM	89417e109	362	3,101	SH		SOLE		3,101	0	0
Trecora Resources	COM	894648104	1,853	192,615	SH		SOLE		192,615	0	0
Tyson Foods, Inc.	COM	902494103	469	7,030	SH		SOLE		7,030	0	0
U.S. Bancorp	COM	902973304	531	13,075	SH		SOLE		13,075	0	0
United Parcel Service, Inc.	COM	911312106	14,961	141,854	SH		SOLE		141,854	0	0
United Therapeutics Corporatio	COM	91307c102	228	2,050	SH		SOLE		2,050	0	0
Universal Electronics Inc.	COM	913483103	2,635	42,505	SH		SOLE		42,505	0	0
Universal Forest Products, Inc	COM	913543104	2,532	29,500	SH		SOLE		29,500	0	0
VCA, Inc.	COM	918194101	321	5,570	SH		SOLE		5,570	0	0
Vantiv, Inc.	COM	92210h105	306	5,675	SH		SOLE		5,675	0	0
Vascular Solutions, Inc.	COM	92231m109	3,157	97,035	SH		SOLE		97,035	0	0
Verizon Communications	COM	92343v104	10,475	193,696	SH		SOLE		193,696	0	0
Village Super Market - Class A	COM	927107409	1,387	57,414	SH		SOLE		57,414	0	0
Vonage Holdings Corporation	COM	92886t201	1,018	222,825	SH		SOLE		222,825	0	0
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.	COM	930059100	7,264	308,563	SH		SOLE		308,563	0	0
Wal-Mart	COM	931142103	10,704	156,290	SH		SOLE		156,290	0	0
Walker & Dunlop Inc.	COM	93148p102	832	34,275	SH		SOLE		34,275	0	0
Walt Disney Co.	COM	254687106	759	7,638	SH		SOLE		7,638	0	0
Wells Fargo & Co.	COM	949746101	14,282	295,322	SH		SOLE		295,322	0	0
Wintrust Financial Corporation	COM	97650w108	3,181	71,748	SH		SOLE		71,748	0	0
Wynn Resorts Ltd.	COM	983134107	34,279	366,900	SH		SOLE		364,450	0	2,450
Yadkin Financial Corp.	COM	984305102	4,095	172,992	SH		SOLE		172,992	0	0
Zagg Inc	COM	98884u108	1,743	193,500	SH		SOLE		193,500	0	0
iCAD, Inc.	COM	44934s206	2,035	399,093	SH		SOLE		399,093	0	0
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mar	COM	46434g103	266	6,385	SH		SOLE		6,385	0	0
iShares International Select D	COM	464288448	332	11,460	SH		SOLE		11,460	0	0