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

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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	084670108	216	1	SH		SOLE		100	0	0
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.	COM	001744101	1,115	34,975	SH		SOLE		34,975	0	0
AT&T Inc.	COM	00206r102	11,761	289,604	SH		SOLE		289,604	0	0
AZZ Inc.	COM	002474104	3,639	55,750	SH		SOLE		55,750	0	0
Abbott Laboratories	COM	002824100	203	4,800	SH		SOLE		4,800	0	0
Abraxas Petroleum Corp	COM	003830106	2,657	1,572,150	SH		SOLE		1,572,150	0	0
Agilent Technologies Inc.	COM	00846u101	381	8,090	SH		SOLE		8,090	0	0
Akorn Inc	COM	009728106	1,299	47,650	SH		SOLE		47,650	0	0
Allison Transmission Holdings,	COM	01973r101	331	11,530	SH		SOLE		11,530	0	0
Alphabet Inc. Class A	COM	02079k305	71,774	89,264	SH		SOLE		88,636	0	628
Alphabet Inc. Class C	COM	02079k107	43,513	55,980	SH		SOLE		55,632	0	348
Altria Group, Inc.	COM	02209s103	307	4,850	SH		SOLE		4,850	0	0
Apple Inc.	COM	037833100	869	7,691	SH		SOLE		7,691	0	0
Applied Materials, Inc.	COM	038222105	433	14,360	SH		SOLE		14,360	0	0
AptarGroup, Inc.	COM	038336103	359	4,635	SH		SOLE		4,635	0	0
Astec Industries Inc	COM	046224101	3,832	64,000	SH		SOLE		64,000	0	0
Atlas Financial Holdings Inc.	COM	g06207115	2,056	130,365	SH		SOLE		130,365	0	0
Automatic Data Processing	COM	053015103	529	6,000	SH		SOLE		6,000	0	0
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.	COM	g0750c108	313	11,070	SH		SOLE		11,070	0	0
BGC Partners, Inc.	COM	05541t101	1,574	179,850	SH		SOLE		179,850	0	0
Banc of California, Inc.	COM	05990k106	3,832	219,475	SH		SOLE		219,475	0	0
Baxter International Inc.	COM	071813109	68,988	1,449,325	SH		SOLE		1,439,525	0	9,800
Berkshire Hathaway Cl B	COM	084670702	428	2,961	SH		SOLE		2,961	0	0
BioTelementry, Inc.	COM	090672106	4,182	225,182	SH		SOLE		225,182	0	0
Blue Baffalo Pet Products, Inc	COM	09531u102	418	17,580	SH		SOLE		17,580	0	0
Boston Scientific Corporation	COM	101137107	51,886	2,180,090	SH		SOLE		2,165,490	0	14,600
Bright Horizons Family Solutio	COM	109194100	359	5,360	SH		SOLE		5,360	0	0
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	COM	110122108	423	7,850	SH		SOLE		7,850	0	0
BroadSoft Inc.	COM	11133b409	3,858	82,875	SH		SOLE		82,875	0	0
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.	COM	12541w209	50,226	712,823	SH		SOLE		708,023	0	4,800
CBS Corporation	COM	124857202	57,346	1,047,610	SH		SOLE		1,040,660	0	6,950
CDW Corporation	COM	12514g108	385	8,425	SH		SOLE		8,425	0	0
CNO Financial Group, Inc.	COM	12621e103	266	17,415	SH		SOLE		17,415	0	0
Canadian Pac Ltd New	COM	13645t100	244	1,600	SH		SOLE		1,600	0	0
Casey's General Store, Inc.	COM	147528103	373	3,105	SH		SOLE		3,105	0	0
Charter Communications, Inc.	COM	16119p108	298	1,104	SH		SOLE		1,104	0	0
Chemical Financial Corporation	COM	163731102	1,330	30,131	SH		SOLE		30,131	0	0
Chesapeake Utilities Corp	COM	165303108	1,781	29,161	SH		SOLE		29,161	0	0
Chevron Corp	COM	166764100	19,642	190,843	SH		SOLE		190,843	0	0
Ciena Corporation	COM	171779309	36,703	1,683,603	SH		SOLE		1,672,103	0	11,500
Cigna Corp	COM	125509109	296	2,273	SH		SOLE		2,273	0	0
Cintas Corporation	COM	172908105	436	3,870	SH		SOLE		3,870	0	0
Cirrus Logic, Inc.	COM	172755100	2,950	55,500	SH		SOLE		55,500	0	0
Cisco Systems, Inc.	COM	17275R102	376	11,849	SH		SOLE		11,849	0	0
Coca-Cola	COM	191216100	449	10,610	SH		SOLE		10,610	0	0
Coca-Cola European Partners PL	COM	g25839104	248	6,205	SH		SOLE		6,205	0	0
Colfax Corportaion	COM	194014106	399	12,690	SH		SOLE		12,690	0	0
Commercial Bancshares Inc. (pr	COM	200002996	202	15,071	SH		SOLE		15,071	0	0
ConAgra Foods, Inc.	COM	205887102	90,671	1,924,664	SH		SOLE		1,915,014	0	9,650
ConocoPhillips	COM	20825c104	10,241	235,577	SH		SOLE		235,577	0	0
Consolidated Water Co., Ltd.	COM	G23773107	2,323	199,950	SH		SOLE		199,950	0	0
Convergys Corporation	COM	212485106	358	11,765	SH		SOLE		11,765	0	0
Cousins Properties, Inc.	COM	222795106	1,730	165,700	SH		SOLE		165,700	0	0
Cynosure, Inc.	COM	232577205	3,929	77,125	SH		SOLE		77,125	0	0
CyrusOne Inc.	COM	23283r100	2,375	49,925	SH		SOLE		49,925	0	0
Danaher Corp.	COM	235851102	55,030	702,003	SH		SOLE		697,310	0	4,693
Darden Restaurants, Inc.	COM	237194105	272	4,435	SH		SOLE		4,435	0	0
Discover Financial Services	COM	254709108	395	6,988	SH		SOLE		6,988	0	0
E*Trade Financial Corporation	COM	269246401	30,451	1,045,695	SH		SOLE		1,038,395	0	7,300
Eaton Corporation PLC	COM	g29183103	11,050	168,163	SH		SOLE		168,163	0	0
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.	COM	27875t101	2,217	96,125	SH		SOLE		96,125	0	0
Emerson Electric Co.	COM	291011104	16,570	303,975	SH		SOLE		303,975	0	0
Exxon Mobil Corp	COM	30231G102	591	6,767	SH		SOLE		6,767	0	0
Fabrinet	COM	g3323l100	3,661	82,100	SH		SOLE		82,100	0	0
Fastenal Co.	COM	311900104	40,535	970,194	SH		SOLE		963,744	0	6,450
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	COM	313148306	1,794	45,425	SH		SOLE		45,425	0	0
First Internet Bancorp	COM	320557101	2,867	124,180	SH		SOLE		124,180	0	0
Flex Ltd	COM	Y2573F102	376	27,625	SH		SOLE		27,625	0	0
Flotek Industries Inc.	COM	343389102	2,547	175,175	SH		SOLE		175,175	0	0
Fortinet Inc.	COM	34959e109	3,369	91,224	SH		SOLE		91,224	0	0
Fortive Corporation	COM	34959j108	41,166	808,762	SH		SOLE		803,366	0	5,396
Fox Factory Holding Corp	COM	35138v102	3,213	139,875	SH		SOLE		139,875	0	0
General Dynamics Corp	COM	369550108	358	2,305	SH		SOLE		2,305	0	0
General Electric Company	COM	369604103	17,863	603,082	SH		SOLE		603,082	0	0
General Mills, Inc.	COM	370334104	20,332	318,290	SH		SOLE		318,290	0	0
Gigamon Inc.	COM	37518b102	2,404	43,875	SH		SOLE		43,875	0	0
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	COM	375558103	282	3,567	SH		SOLE		3,567	0	0
Granite Construction Inc.	COM	387328107	2,396	48,175	SH		SOLE		48,175	0	0
HCA Co.	COM	40412c101	280	3,700	SH		SOLE		3,700	0	0
Home Depot	COM	437076102	461	3,585	SH		SOLE		3,585	0	0
Hooker Furniture Corporation	COM	439038100	2,186	89,261	SH		SOLE		89,261	0	0
INC Research Holdings Inc	COM	45329r109	288	6,465	SH		SOLE		6,465	0	0
INTL FCStone Inc	COM	46116v105	2,078	53,500	SH		SOLE		53,500	0	0
IShares Russell 1000 Growth ET	COM	464287614	203	1,945	SH		SOLE		1,945	0	0
Inphi Corporation	COM	45772f107	6,000	137,900	SH		SOLE		137,900	0	0
Insteel Industries Inc	COM	45774w108	2,339	64,550	SH		SOLE		64,550	0	0
Intel Corp.	COM	458140100	17,510	463,842	SH		SOLE		463,842	0	0
International Business Machine	COM	459200101	242	1,524	SH		SOLE		1,524	0	0
Itron Inc.	COM	465741106	3,198	57,350	SH		SOLE		57,350	0	0
JP Morgan Chase & Co.	COM	46625H100	75,754	1,137,625	SH		SOLE		1,132,325	0	5,300
Johnson & Johnson	COM	478160104	21,821	184,720	SH		SOLE		184,720	0	0
Johnson Outdoors Inc	COM	479167108	1,789	49,200	SH		SOLE		49,200	0	0
Juniper Networks	COM	48203r104	282	11,705	SH		SOLE		11,705	0	0
LGI Homes, Inc.	COM	50187t106	2,863	77,725	SH		SOLE		77,725	0	0
Las Vegas Sands Corp.	COM	517834107	19,355	336,382	SH		SOLE		336,382	0	0
Legget & Platt	COM	524660107	329	7,217	SH		SOLE		7,217	0	0
Lennox International Inc.	COM	526107107	347	2,207	SH		SOLE		2,207	0	0
Lincoln National	COM	534187109	46,581	991,506	SH		SOLE		985,006	0	6,500
Lockheed Martin Corp	COM	539830109	12,648	52,760	SH		SOLE		52,760	0	0
Lowe's Companies Inc.	COM	548661107	49,265	682,245	SH		SOLE		677,695	0	4,550
Lumentum Holdings Inc.	COM	55024u109	7,201	172,400	SH		SOLE		172,400	0	0
MACOM Technology Solutions Hol	COM	55405y100	4,111	97,100	SH		SOLE		97,100	0	0
MEDNAX, Inc.	COM	58502b106	258	3,900	SH		SOLE		3,900	0	0
Marcus Corporation	COM	566330106	4,192	167,400	SH		SOLE		167,400	0	0
Marvell Technology Group LTD	COM	g5876h105	60,316	4,545,265	SH		SOLE		4,522,765	0	22,500
Masco Corporation	COM	574599106	72,428	2,110,984	SH		SOLE		2,096,834	0	14,150
Mastec, Inc.	COM	576323109	4,378	147,200	SH		SOLE		147,200	0	0
Mastercard, Inc.	COM	57636q104	47,284	464,620	SH		SOLE		461,520	0	3,100
Mattel, Inc.	COM	577081102	48,643	1,606,450	SH		SOLE		1,599,050	0	7,400
MaxLinear, Inc.	COM	57776j100	3,886	191,725	SH		SOLE		191,725	0	0
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc	COM	57772k101	10,859	271,947	SH		SOLE		271,947	0	0
McDonald's Corp.	COM	580135101	10,620	92,059	SH		SOLE		92,059	0	0
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	COM	589889104	3,235	133,175	SH		SOLE		133,175	0	0
Metlife Inc.	COM	59156r108	12,912	290,611	SH		SOLE		290,611	0	0
Microsoft Corp.	COM	594918104	13,764	238,964	SH		SOLE		238,964	0	0
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.	COM	609027107	2,458	97,662	SH		SOLE		97,662	0	0
Monsanto	COM	61166w101	204	2,000	SH		SOLE		2,000	0	0
NCR Corp.	COM	62886e108	330	10,250	SH		SOLE		10,250	0	0
NVIDIA Corporation	COM	67066g104	684	9,985	SH		SOLE		9,985	0	0
NVR, Inc.	COM	62944t105	379	231	SH		SOLE		231	0	0
NeoPhotonics Corporation	COM	64051t100	3,692	225,950	SH		SOLE		225,950	0	0
New Residential Investment Gro	COM	64828t201	2,223	160,950	SH		SOLE		160,950	0	0
Newell Brands Inc.	COM	651229106	484	9,185	SH		SOLE		9,185	0	0
NextEra Energy Inc	COM	65339f101	10,638	86,970	SH		SOLE		86,970	0	0
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd	COM	m7516k103	1,868	157,995	SH		SOLE		157,995	0	0
Nuance Communications, Inc.	COM	67020y100	236	16,290	SH		SOLE		16,290	0	0
ON Semiconductor Corp.	COM	682189105	57,062	4,631,695	SH		SOLE		4,600,145	0	31,550
Occidental Petroleum Corp.	COM	674599105	20,157	276,427	SH		SOLE		276,427	0	0
Omnicom Group	COM	681919106	337	3,960	SH		SOLE		3,960	0	0
On Assignment Inc	COM	682159108	1,822	50,200	SH		SOLE		50,200	0	0
Orchids Paper Products Company	COM	68572n104	2,596	95,350	SH		SOLE		95,350	0	0
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.	COM	69478x105	3,691	139,475	SH		SOLE		139,475	0	0
Panera Bread Co.	COM	69840w108	328	1,685	SH		SOLE		1,685	0	0
Patrick Industries, Inc.	COM	703343103	2,898	46,800	SH		SOLE		46,800	0	0
Pentair PLC	COM	g7s00t104	41,673	648,710	SH		SOLE		644,360	0	4,350
PepsiCo, Inc.	COM	713448108	23,202	213,309	SH		SOLE		213,309	0	0
Pfizer Inc.	COM	717081103	22,007	649,753	SH		SOLE		649,753	0	0
Philip Morris International	COM	718172109	315	3,240	SH		SOLE		3,240	0	0
Phillips 66	COM	718546104	228	2,825	SH		SOLE		2,825	0	0
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	COM	72147k108	309	14,638	SH		SOLE		14,638	0	0
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc	COM	72348y105	1,973	159,900	SH		SOLE		159,900	0	0
Pinnacle Foods Inc.	COM	72348p104	384	7,660	SH		SOLE		7,660	0	0
Ply Gem Holdings Inc	COM	72941w100	1,784	133,500	SH		SOLE		133,500	0	0
Post Holdings, Inc.	COM	737446104	77,841	1,008,696	SH		SOLE		1,002,486	0	6,210
Principal Financial Group, Inc	COM	74251v102	21,344	414,372	SH		SOLE		414,372	0	0
Procter & Gamble	COM	742718109	55,727	620,913	SH		SOLE		617,563	0	3,350
Prudential Financial Inc.	COM	744320102	17,049	208,808	SH		SOLE		208,808	0	0
QUALCOMM Incorporated	COM	747525103	15,660	228,617	SH		SOLE		228,617	0	0
Red Hat, Inc.	COM	756577102	59,180	732,148	SH		SOLE		727,248	0	4,900
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.	COM	759509102	313	4,340	SH		SOLE		4,340	0	0
Rite Aid Corporation	COM	767754104	286	37,135	SH		SOLE		37,135	0	0
S&P Dep Rcpts/SPDRS Trust	COM	78462F103	208	960	SH		SOLE		960	0	0
Schlumberger LTD	COM	806857108	36,983	470,282	SH		SOLE		467,132	0	3,150
Seagate Technology plc	COM	G7945m107	37,644	976,510	SH		SOLE		970,610	0	5,900
Sequential Brands Group, Inc.	COM	81734p107	1,989	248,625	SH		SOLE		248,625	0	0
ServiceMaster Global Holdings	COM	81761r109	311	9,240	SH		SOLE		9,240	0	0
Sinclair Broadcast Group A	COM	829226109	1,341	46,425	SH		SOLE		46,425	0	0
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.	COM	83088m102	54,012	709,374	SH		SOLE		704,574	0	4,800
Solar Capital Ltd.	COM	83413u100	2,379	115,933	SH		SOLE		115,933	0	0
South State Corporation	COM	840441109	1,418	18,900	SH		SOLE		18,900	0	0
Southwest Airlines Co.	COM	844741108	330	8,485	SH		SOLE		8,485	0	0
Spire Inc	COM	84857l101	1,270	19,925	SH		SOLE		19,925	0	0
Sterling Bancorp	COM	85917a100	3,262	186,401	SH		SOLE		186,401	0	0
Sterling Construction Company,	COM	859241101	2,345	303,005	SH		SOLE		303,005	0	0
Summit Materials, Inc.	COM	86614u100	1,756	94,675	SH		SOLE		94,675	0	0
Suntrust Banks, Inc.	COM	867914103	44,899	1,025,096	SH		SOLE		1,018,296	0	6,800
Synchrony Financial	COM	87165b103	278	9,920	SH		SOLE		9,920	0	0
Tempur Sealy International Inc	COM	88023u101	29,452	519,065	SH		SOLE		515,565	0	3,500
The Dow Chemical Company	COM	260543103	69,701	1,344,792	SH		SOLE		1,338,192	0	6,600
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.	COM	405217100	36,928	1,037,878	SH		SOLE		1,030,628	0	7,250
The Kroger Co.	COM	501044101	274	9,245	SH		SOLE		9,245	0	0
The Southern Company	COM	842587107	14,285	278,468	SH		SOLE		278,468	0	0
Tractor Supply Company	COM	892356106	260	3,860	SH		SOLE		3,860	0	0
Travelers Companies, Inc.	COM	89417e109	424	3,701	SH		SOLE		3,701	0	0
Trecora Resources	COM	894648104	2,192	191,925	SH		SOLE		191,925	0	0
Tyson Foods, Inc.	COM	902494103	573	7,680	SH		SOLE		7,680	0	0
U.S. Bancorp	COM	902973304	905	21,101	SH		SOLE		21,101	0	0
United Parcel Service, Inc.	COM	911312106	15,502	141,756	SH		SOLE		141,756	0	0
United Therapeutics Corporatio	COM	91307c102	266	2,250	SH		SOLE		2,250	0	0
Universal Electronics Inc.	COM	913483103	1,789	24,030	SH		SOLE		24,030	0	0
Universal Forest Products, Inc	COM	913543104	2,273	23,075	SH		SOLE		23,075	0	0
VCA, Inc.	COM	918194101	427	6,100	SH		SOLE		6,100	0	0
Valmont Industries	COM	920253101	310	2,302	SH		SOLE		2,302	0	0
Vantiv, Inc.	COM	92210h105	350	6,215	SH		SOLE		6,215	0	0
Vascular Solutions, Inc.	COM	92231m109	5,185	107,500	SH		SOLE		107,500	0	0
Verizon Communications	COM	92343v104	10,082	193,956	SH		SOLE		193,956	0	0
Village Super Market - Class A	COM	927107409	1,666	52,050	SH		SOLE		52,050	0	0
Vonage Holdings Corporation	COM	92886t201	2,934	443,925	SH		SOLE		443,925	0	0
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.	COM	930059100	5,613	309,061	SH		SOLE		309,061	0	0
Wal-Mart	COM	931142103	11,451	158,773	SH		SOLE		158,773	0	0
Walker & Dunlop Inc.	COM	93148p102	2,302	91,125	SH		SOLE		91,125	0	0
Walt Disney Co.	COM	254687106	697	7,510	SH		SOLE		7,510	0	0
Wells Fargo & Co.	COM	949746101	12,989	293,336	SH		SOLE		293,336	0	0
Wintrust Financial Corporation	COM	97650w108	4,451	80,098	SH		SOLE		80,098	0	0
Wynn Resorts Ltd.	COM	983134107	52,253	536,365	SH		SOLE		532,765	0	3,600
Yadkin Financial Corp.	COM	984305102	4,396	167,225	SH		SOLE		167,225	0	0
iCAD, Inc.	COM	44934s206	3,047	586,018	SH		SOLE		586,018	0	0
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mar	COM	46434g103	288	6,325	SH		SOLE		6,325	0	0
iShares International Select D	COM	464288448	284	9,465	SH		SOLE		9,465	0	0