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
Berkshire Hthwy Cl A	COM	084670108	217	1	SH		SOLE		1	0	0
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.	COM	001744101	1,398	34,975	SH		SOLE		34,975	0	0
AT&T Inc.	COM	00206r102	12,556	290,591	SH		SOLE		290,591	0	0
AZZ Inc.	COM	002474104	3,108	51,825	SH		SOLE		51,825	0	0
Abraxas Petroleum Corp	COM	003830106	1,788	1,582,190	SH		SOLE		1,582,190	0	0
Akorn Inc	COM	009728106	1,357	47,650	SH		SOLE		47,650	0	0
Allied Motion Technologies, In	COM	019330109	864	37,150	SH		SOLE		37,150	0	0
Allison Transmission Holdings,	COM	01973r101	298	10,540	SH		SOLE		10,540	0	0
Alphabet Inc. Class A	COM	02079k305	62,794	89,255	SH		SOLE		88,627	0	628
Alphabet Inc. Class C	COM	02079k107	39,785	57,485	SH		SOLE		57,137	0	348
Altria Group, Inc.	COM	02209s103	334	4,850	SH		SOLE		4,850	0	0
Apple Inc.	COM	037833100	525	5,491	SH		SOLE		5,491	0	0
Applied Materials, Inc.	COM	038222105	314	13,090	SH		SOLE		13,090	0	0
AptarGroup, Inc.	COM	038336103	335	4,235	SH		SOLE		4,235	0	0
Astec Industries Inc	COM	046224101	3,761	66,975	SH		SOLE		66,975	0	0
Atlas Financial Holdings Inc.	COM	g06207115	2,340	135,905	SH		SOLE		135,905	0	0
Automatic Data Processing	COM	053015103	551	6,000	SH		SOLE		6,000	0	0
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.	COM	g0750c108	269	10,140	SH		SOLE		10,140	0	0
BGC Partners, Inc.	COM	05541t101	1,566	179,850	SH		SOLE		179,850	0	0
Banc of California, Inc.	COM	05990k106	3,583	197,960	SH		SOLE		197,960	0	0
Baxter International Inc.	COM	071813109	66,268	1,465,460	SH		SOLE		1,455,660	0	9,800
Berkshire Hathaway Cl B	COM	084670702	429	2,961	SH		SOLE		2,961	0	0
BioTelementry, Inc.	COM	090672106	4,057	248,902	SH		SOLE		248,902	0	0
Blue Baffalo Pet Products, Inc	COM	09531u102	376	16,110	SH		SOLE		16,110	0	0
Boston Scientific Corporation	COM	101137107	51,415	2,200,040	SH		SOLE		2,185,440	0	14,600
Bright Horizons Family Solutio	COM	109194100	325	4,900	SH		SOLE		4,900	0	0
Bristol-Myers	COM	110122108	12,610	171,444	SH		SOLE		171,444	0	0
BroadSoft Inc.	COM	11133b409	2,981	72,650	SH		SOLE		72,650	0	0
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.	COM	12541w209	53,428	719,575	SH		SOLE		714,775	0	4,800
CBS Corporation	COM	124857202	57,521	1,056,590	SH		SOLE		1,049,640	0	6,950
CDW Corporation	COM	12514g108	308	7,695	SH		SOLE		7,695	0	0
CNO Financial Group, Inc.	COM	12621e103	277	15,855	SH		SOLE		15,855	0	0
Cambrex Corporation	COM	132011107	2,178	42,100	SH		SOLE		42,100	0	0
Canadian Pac Ltd New	COM	13645t100	206	1,600	SH		SOLE		1,600	0	0
Casey's General Store, Inc.	COM	147528103	374	2,845	SH		SOLE		2,845	0	0
Charter Communications, Inc.	COM	16119p108	252	1,104	SH		SOLE		1,104	0	0
Chesapeake Utilities Corp	COM	165303108	2,811	42,478	SH		SOLE		42,478	0	0
Chevron Corp	COM	166764100	20,058	191,341	SH		SOLE		191,341	0	0
Ciena Corporation	COM	171779309	31,853	1,698,835	SH		SOLE		1,687,335	0	11,500
Cigna Corp	COM	125509109	265	2,073	SH		SOLE		2,073	0	0
Cintas Corporation	COM	172908105	347	3,540	SH		SOLE		3,540	0	0
Cirrus Logic, Inc.	COM	172755100	1,747	45,025	SH		SOLE		45,025	0	0
Cisco Systems, Inc.	COM	17275R102	240	8,369	SH		SOLE		8,369	0	0
Coca-Cola	COM	191216100	481	10,610	SH		SOLE		10,610	0	0
Coca-Cola European Partners PL	COM	g25839104	201	5,645	SH		SOLE		5,645	0	0
Colfax Corportaion	COM	194014106	307	11,610	SH		SOLE		11,610	0	0
Commercial Bancshares Inc. (pr	COM	200002996	203	15,071	SH		SOLE		15,071	0	0
ConAgra Foods, Inc.	COM	205887102	92,413	1,932,919	SH		SOLE		1,923,269	0	9,650
ConocoPhillips	COM	20825c104	10,374	237,945	SH		SOLE		237,945	0	0
Consolidated Water Co., Ltd.	COM	G23773107	2,611	199,950	SH		SOLE		199,950	0	0
Convergys Corporation	COM	212485106	269	10,765	SH		SOLE		10,765	0	0
Cousins Properties, Inc.	COM	222795106	1,284	123,425	SH		SOLE		123,425	0	0
Cynosure, Inc.	COM	232577205	3,831	78,755	SH		SOLE		78,755	0	0
CyrusOne Inc.	COM	23283r100	2,779	49,925	SH		SOLE		49,925	0	0
Danaher Corp.	COM	235851102	71,638	709,286	SH		SOLE		704,593	0	4,693
Darden Restaurants, Inc.	COM	237194105	54,156	855,008	SH		SOLE		850,858	0	4,150
Discover Financial Services	COM	254709108	354	6,598	SH		SOLE		6,598	0	0
Dycom Industries, Inc.	COM	267475101	3,227	35,950	SH		SOLE		35,950	0	0
E*Trade Financial Corporation	COM	269246401	25,625	1,090,880	SH		SOLE		1,083,580	0	7,300
Eaton Corporation PLC	COM	g29183103	10,157	170,051	SH		SOLE		170,051	0	0
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.	COM	27875t101	2,155	96,125	SH		SOLE		96,125	0	0
Emerson Electric Co.	COM	291011104	15,876	304,373	SH		SOLE		304,373	0	0
Equifax Inc.	COM	294429105	365	2,845	SH		SOLE		2,845	0	0
Exxon Mobil Corp	COM	30231G102	605	6,451	SH		SOLE		6,451	0	0
Fabrinet	COM	g3323l100	2,502	67,400	SH		SOLE		67,400	0	0
Fastenal Co.	COM	311900104	43,274	974,855	SH		SOLE		968,405	0	6,450
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	COM	313148306	1,582	45,425	SH		SOLE		45,425	0	0
First Internet Bancorp	COM	320557101	2,983	125,230	SH		SOLE		125,230	0	0
Flextronics International Ltd	COM	Y2573F102	301	25,475	SH		SOLE		25,475	0	0
Flotek Industries Inc.	COM	343389102	2,321	175,845	SH		SOLE		175,845	0	0
Fortinet Inc.	COM	34959e109	2,346	74,274	SH		SOLE		74,274	0	0
Fox Factory Holding Corp	COM	35138v102	2,152	123,875	SH		SOLE		123,875	0	0
General Dynamics Corp	COM	369550108	331	2,375	SH		SOLE		2,375	0	0
General Electric Company	COM	369604103	18,988	603,162	SH		SOLE		603,162	0	0
General Mills, Inc.	COM	370334104	22,762	319,148	SH		SOLE		319,148	0	0
Gigamon Inc.	COM	37518b102	1,456	38,950	SH		SOLE		38,950	0	0
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	COM	375558103	298	3,567	SH		SOLE		3,567	0	0
Granite Construction Inc.	COM	387328107	2,484	54,525	SH		SOLE		54,525	0	0
HCA Co.	COM	40412c101	260	3,370	SH		SOLE		3,370	0	0
Himax Technologies, Inc.	COM	43289p106	1,496	181,150	SH		SOLE		181,150	0	0
Home Depot	COM	437076102	464	3,635	SH		SOLE		3,635	0	0
Hooker Furniture Corporation	COM	439038100	1,918	89,261	SH		SOLE		89,261	0	0
INC Research Holdings Inc	COM	45329r109	223	5,855	SH		SOLE		5,855	0	0
INTL FCStone Inc	COM	46116v105	1,509	55,300	SH		SOLE		55,300	0	0
Inphi Corporation	COM	45772f107	5,020	156,715	SH		SOLE		156,715	0	0
Insteel Industries Inc	COM	45774w108	1,775	62,100	SH		SOLE		62,100	0	0
Intel Corp.	COM	458140100	15,202	463,469	SH		SOLE		463,469	0	0
International Business Machine	COM	459200101	231	1,524	SH		SOLE		1,524	0	0
Itron Inc.	COM	465741106	2,472	57,350	SH		SOLE		57,350	0	0
JP Morgan Chase & Co.	COM	46625H100	70,948	1,141,737	SH		SOLE		1,136,437	0	5,300
Johnson & Johnson	COM	478160104	22,419	184,819	SH		SOLE		184,819	0	0
Johnson Outdoors Inc	COM	479167108	880	34,260	SH		SOLE		34,260	0	0
Juniper Networks	COM	48203r104	241	10,705	SH		SOLE		10,705	0	0
LGI Homes, Inc.	COM	50187t106	1,006	31,500	SH		SOLE		31,500	0	0
Las Vegas Sands Corp.	COM	517834107	14,494	333,278	SH		SOLE		333,278	0	0
Legget & Platt	COM	524660107	338	6,607	SH		SOLE		6,607	0	0
Lennox International Inc.	COM	526107107	285	2,002	SH		SOLE		2,002	0	0
Lincoln National	COM	534187109	38,827	1,001,477	SH		SOLE		994,977	0	6,500
Lockheed Martin Corp	COM	539830109	13,318	53,665	SH		SOLE		53,665	0	0
Lowe's Companies Inc.	COM	548661107	54,446	687,714	SH		SOLE		683,164	0	4,550
Lumentum Holdings Inc.	COM	55024u109	4,688	193,700	SH		SOLE		193,700	0	0
MACOM Technology Solutions Hol	COM	55405y100	3,894	118,075	SH		SOLE		118,075	0	0
MEDNAX, Inc.	COM	58502b106	259	3,570	SH		SOLE		3,570	0	0
Marcus Corporation	COM	566330106	3,659	173,390	SH		SOLE		173,390	0	0
Masco Corporation	COM	574599106	65,885	2,129,450	SH		SOLE		2,115,300	0	14,150
Mastec, Inc.	COM	576323109	2,873	128,725	SH		SOLE		128,725	0	0
MasterCard, Inc.	COM	57636q104	41,026	465,882	SH		SOLE		462,782	0	3,100
Mattel, Inc.	COM	577081102	50,747	1,621,816	SH		SOLE		1,614,416	0	7,400
MaxLinear, Inc.	COM	57776j100	2,678	148,950	SH		SOLE		148,950	0	0
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc	COM	57772k101	9,756	273,345	SH		SOLE		273,345	0	0
McDonald's Corp.	COM	580135101	11,036	91,708	SH		SOLE		91,708	0	0
Mellanox Technologies Ltd.	COM	m51363113	2,896	60,375	SH		SOLE		60,375	0	0
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	COM	589889104	2,117	106,775	SH		SOLE		106,775	0	0
Metlife Inc.	COM	59156r108	11,595	291,108	SH		SOLE		291,108	0	0
Microsoft Corp.	COM	594918104	12,094	236,344	SH		SOLE		236,344	0	0
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.	COM	609027107	1,247	56,740	SH		SOLE		56,740	0	0
Monsanto	COM	61166w101	207	2,000	SH		SOLE		2,000	0	0
NVIDIA Corporation	COM	67066g104	429	9,135	SH		SOLE		9,135	0	0
NVR, Inc.	COM	62944t105	374	210	SH		SOLE		210	0	0
New Home Company Inc.	COM	645370107	829	86,860	SH		SOLE		86,860	0	0
New Residential Investment Gro	COM	64828t201	1,322	95,525	SH		SOLE		95,525	0	0
Newell Brands Inc.	COM	651229106	414	8,525	SH		SOLE		8,525	0	0
NextEra Energy Inc	COM	65339f101	20,011	153,461	SH		SOLE		153,461	0	0
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd	COM	m7516k103	1,350	123,395	SH		SOLE		123,395	0	0
Nuance Communications, Inc.	COM	67020y100	231	14,800	SH		SOLE		14,800	0	0
ON Semiconductor Corp.	COM	682189105	41,200	4,671,240	SH		SOLE		4,639,690	0	31,550
Occidental Petroleum Corp.	COM	674599105	20,922	276,894	SH		SOLE		276,894	0	0
Omnicom Group	COM	681919106	296	3,630	SH		SOLE		3,630	0	0
On Assignment Inc	COM	682159108	1,874	50,705	SH		SOLE		50,705	0	0
Orchids Paper Products Company	COM	68572n104	3,416	96,025	SH		SOLE		96,025	0	0
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.	COM	69478x105	3,771	157,125	SH		SOLE		157,125	0	0
Panera Bread Co.	COM	69840w108	357	1,685	SH		SOLE		1,685	0	0
Patrick Industries, Inc.	COM	703343103	1,684	27,925	SH		SOLE		27,925	0	0
Pentair PLC	COM	g7s00t104	38,109	653,780	SH		SOLE		649,430	0	4,350
PepsiCo, Inc.	COM	713448108	22,533	212,698	SH		SOLE		212,698	0	0
Pfizer Inc.	COM	717081103	23,004	653,337	SH		SOLE		653,337	0	0
Philip Morris International	COM	718172109	338	3,324	SH		SOLE		3,324	0	0
Phillips 66	COM	718546104	224	2,825	SH		SOLE		2,825	0	0
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	COM	72147k108	340	13,358	SH		SOLE		13,358	0	0
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc	COM	72348y105	832	75,075	SH		SOLE		75,075	0	0
Pinnacle Foods Inc.	COM	72348p104	324	7,000	SH		SOLE		7,000	0	0
Planet Payment, Inc.	COM	u72603118	887	197,480	SH		SOLE		197,480	0	0
Ply Gem Holdings Inc	COM	72941w100	1,287	88,300	SH		SOLE		88,300	0	0
Post Holdings, Inc.	COM	737446104	108,297	1,309,674	SH		SOLE		1,301,014	0	8,660
Press Ganey Holdings, Inc.	COM	74113l102	1,863	47,350	SH		SOLE		47,350	0	0
Principal Financial Group, Inc	COM	74251v102	17,054	414,849	SH		SOLE		414,849	0	0
Procter & Gamble	COM	742718109	53,022	626,222	SH		SOLE		622,872	0	3,350
Prudential Financial Inc.	COM	744320102	14,948	209,527	SH		SOLE		209,527	0	0
Red Hat, Inc.	COM	756577102	53,615	738,505	SH		SOLE		733,605	0	4,900
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.	COM	759509102	305	3,970	SH		SOLE		3,970	0	0
Rite Aid Corporation	COM	767754104	256	34,185	SH		SOLE		34,185	0	0
Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc.	COM	786692103	1,396	93,200	SH		SOLE		93,200	0	0
Schlumberger LTD	COM	806857108	37,491	474,089	SH		SOLE		470,939	0	3,150
Sequential Brands Group, Inc.	COM	81734p107	833	104,400	SH		SOLE		104,400	0	0
ServiceMaster Global Holdings	COM	81761r109	336	8,450	SH		SOLE		8,450	0	0
Sinclair Broadcast Group A	COM	829226109	794	26,575	SH		SOLE		26,575	0	0
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.	COM	83088m102	45,222	714,626	SH		SOLE		709,826	0	4,800
Solar Capital Ltd.	COM	83413u100	1,828	95,983	SH		SOLE		95,983	0	0
South State Corporation	COM	840441109	1,250	18,375	SH		SOLE		18,375	0	0
Southwest Airlines Co.	COM	844741108	304	7,745	SH		SOLE		7,745	0	0
Spire Inc	COM	84857l101	2,322	32,775	SH		SOLE		32,775	0	0
Sterling Bancorp	COM	85917a100	2,945	187,611	SH		SOLE		187,611	0	0
Sterling Construction Company,	COM	859241101	1,218	248,025	SH		SOLE		248,025	0	0
Summit Materials, Inc.	COM	86614u100	2,391	116,850	SH		SOLE		116,850	0	0
Suntrust Banks, Inc.	COM	867914103	42,479	1,034,055	SH		SOLE		1,027,255	0	6,800
Synchrony Financial	COM	87165b103	229	9,050	SH		SOLE		9,050	0	0
Talmer Bancorp, Inc.	COM	87482x101	1,223	63,775	SH		SOLE		63,775	0	0
Tempur Sealy International Inc	COM	88023u101	28,993	524,095	SH		SOLE		520,595	0	3,500
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	COM	881624209	27,801	553,472	SH		SOLE		549,722	0	3,750
The Dow Chemical Company	COM	260543103	67,208	1,352,000	SH		SOLE		1,345,400	0	6,600
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.	COM	405217100	54,186	1,089,175	SH		SOLE		1,081,925	0	7,250
The Kroger Co.	COM	501044101	311	8,455	SH		SOLE		8,455	0	0
The Southern Company	COM	842587107	14,987	279,445	SH		SOLE		279,445	0	0
Tractor Supply Company	COM	892356106	322	3,530	SH		SOLE		3,530	0	0
Travelers Companies, Inc.	COM	89417e109	369	3,101	SH		SOLE		3,101	0	0
Trecora Resources	COM	894648104	2,009	192,615	SH		SOLE		192,615	0	0
Tyson Foods, Inc.	COM	902494103	470	7,030	SH		SOLE		7,030	0	0
U.S. Bancorp	COM	902973304	527	13,075	SH		SOLE		13,075	0	0
United Parcel Service, Inc.	COM	911312106	15,330	142,315	SH		SOLE		142,315	0	0
United Therapeutics Corporatio	COM	91307c102	217	2,050	SH		SOLE		2,050	0	0
Universal Electronics Inc.	COM	913483103	2,223	30,755	SH		SOLE		30,755	0	0
Universal Forest Products, Inc	COM	913543104	1,812	19,550	SH		SOLE		19,550	0	0
VCA, Inc.	COM	918194101	377	5,570	SH		SOLE		5,570	0	0
Valmont Industries	COM	920253101	284	2,102	SH		SOLE		2,102	0	0
Vantiv, Inc.	COM	92210h105	321	5,675	SH		SOLE		5,675	0	0
Vascular Solutions, Inc.	COM	92231m109	4,564	109,560	SH		SOLE		109,560	0	0
Verizon Communications	COM	92343v104	10,877	194,782	SH		SOLE		194,782	0	0
Village Super Market - Class A	COM	927107409	1,513	52,355	SH		SOLE		52,355	0	0
Vonage Holdings Corporation	COM	92886t201	1,654	271,225	SH		SOLE		271,225	0	0
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.	COM	930059100	5,356	311,009	SH		SOLE		311,009	0	0
Wal-Mart	COM	931142103	11,459	156,932	SH		SOLE		156,932	0	0
Walker & Dunlop Inc.	COM	93148p102	1,734	76,100	SH		SOLE		76,100	0	0
Walt Disney Co.	COM	254687106	747	7,638	SH		SOLE		7,638	0	0
Wells Fargo & Co.	COM	949746101	14,023	296,284	SH		SOLE		296,284	0	0
Wintrust Financial Corporation	COM	97650w108	4,085	80,098	SH		SOLE		80,098	0	0
Wynn Resorts Ltd.	COM	983134107	48,854	538,990	SH		SOLE		535,390	0	3,600
Yadkin Financial Corp.	COM	984305102	4,340	172,992	SH		SOLE		172,992	0	0
iCAD, Inc.	COM	44934s206	2,485	476,083	SH		SOLE		476,083	0	0
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mar	COM	46434g103	265	6,325	SH		SOLE		6,325	0	0
iShares International Select D	COM	464288448	320	11,165	SH		SOLE		11,165	0	0