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	084670108	250	1	SH		SOLE		100	0	0
AT&T Inc.	COM	00206r102	12,472	300,177	SH		SOLE		300,177	0	0
Abbott Laboratories	COM	002824100	213	4,800	SH		SOLE		4,800	0	0
Abraxas Petroleum Corp	COM	003830106	2,999	1,484,485	SH		SOLE		1,484,485	0	0
Agilent Technologies Inc.	COM	00846u101	450	8,510	SH		SOLE		8,510	0	0
Allison Transmission Holdings,	COM	01973r101	483	13,390	SH		SOLE		13,390	0	0
Alphabet Inc. Class A	COM	02079k305	77,839	91,813	SH		SOLE		91,185	0	628
Alphabet Inc. Class C	COM	02079k107	42,060	50,701	SH		SOLE		50,353	0	348
Altria Group, Inc.	COM	02209s103	329	4,600	SH		SOLE		4,600	0	0
Apple Inc.	COM	037833100	57,485	400,143	SH		SOLE		397,443	0	2,700
Applied Materials, Inc.	COM	038222105	654	16,820	SH		SOLE		16,820	0	0
AptarGroup, Inc.	COM	038336103	402	5,225	SH		SOLE		5,225	0	0
Astec Industries Inc	COM	046224101	4,151	67,500	SH		SOLE		67,500	0	0
Automatic Data Processing	COM	053015103	512	5,000	SH		SOLE		5,000	0	0
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.	COM	g0750c108	403	12,500	SH		SOLE		12,500	0	0
BGC Partners, Inc.	COM	05541t101	2,068	182,025	SH		SOLE		182,025	0	0
Baxter International Inc.	COM	071813109	73,559	1,418,415	SH		SOLE		1,408,615	0	9,800
Berkshire Hathaway Cl B	COM	084670702	875	5,248	SH		SOLE		5,248	0	0
BioTelementry, Inc.	COM	090672106	3,838	132,587	SH		SOLE		132,587	0	0
Blue Baffalo Pet Products, Inc	COM	09531u102	478	20,780	SH		SOLE		20,780	0	0
Boston Scientific Corporation	COM	101137107	52,968	2,129,810	SH		SOLE		2,115,210	0	14,600
Bright Horizons Family Solutio	COM	109194100	442	6,100	SH		SOLE		6,100	0	0
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	COM	110122108	427	7,850	SH		SOLE		7,850	0	0
BroadSoft Inc.	COM	11133b409	3,284	81,700	SH		SOLE		81,700	0	0
CBS Corporation	COM	124857202	71,138	1,025,631	SH		SOLE		1,018,681	0	6,950
CDW Corporation	COM	12514g108	568	9,835	SH		SOLE		9,835	0	0
CNO Financial Group, Inc.	COM	12621e103	416	20,305	SH		SOLE		20,305	0	0
CUI Global, Inc.	COM	126576206	840	177,175	SH		SOLE		177,175	0	0
Canadian Pac Ltd New	COM	13645t100	235	1,600	SH		SOLE		1,600	0	0
Carbonite Inc.	COM	141337105	3,433	169,125	SH		SOLE		169,125	0	0
Celgene Corp.	COM	151020104	44,655	358,874	SH		SOLE		356,424	0	2,450
Charter Communications, Inc.	COM	16119p108	361	1,104	SH		SOLE		1,104	0	0
Chemical Financial Corporation	COM	163731102	2,156	42,156	SH		SOLE		42,156	0	0
Chesapeake Utilities Corp	COM	165303108	1,241	17,927	SH		SOLE		17,927	0	0
Chevron Corp	COM	166764100	20,937	195,000	SH		SOLE		195,000	0	0
Cigna Corp	COM	125509109	375	2,563	SH		SOLE		2,563	0	0
Cintas Corporation	COM	172908105	568	4,490	SH		SOLE		4,490	0	0
Cirrus Logic, Inc.	COM	172755100	3,905	64,350	SH		SOLE		64,350	0	0
Cisco Systems, Inc.	COM	17275R102	343	10,150	SH		SOLE		10,150	0	0
Coca-Cola	COM	191216100	233	5,485	SH		SOLE		5,485	0	0
Colfax Corportaion	COM	194014106	574	14,630	SH		SOLE		14,630	0	0
CommScope Holding Company, Inc	COM	20337x109	38,009	911,275	SH		SOLE		905,075	0	6,200
Commerce Bancshares Inc.	COM	200525103	247	4,390	SH		SOLE		4,390	0	0
Conagra Brands Inc.	COM	205887102	76,913	1,906,624	SH		SOLE		1,896,974	0	9,650
ConocoPhillips	COM	20825c104	21,108	423,255	SH		SOLE		423,255	0	0
Cousins Properties, Inc.	COM	222795106	2,100	253,925	SH		SOLE		253,925	0	0
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.	COM	227483104	1,568	109,200	SH		SOLE		109,200	0	0
Danaher Corp.	COM	235851102	58,710	686,420	SH		SOLE		681,727	0	4,693
Darden Restaurants, Inc.	COM	237194105	420	5,025	SH		SOLE		5,025	0	0
Discover Financial Services	COM	254709108	548	8,008	SH		SOLE		8,008	0	0
Dish Network Corp.	COM	25470M109	34,779	547,780	SH		SOLE		544,030	0	3,750
E Trade Financial Corporation	COM	269246401	37,192	1,065,970	SH		SOLE		1,058,670	0	7,300
EMCORE Corporation	COM	290846203	3,255	361,650	SH		SOLE		361,650	0	0
Earthstone Energy Inc.	COM	27032d205	1,508	118,215	SH		SOLE		118,215	0	0
Eaton Corporation PLC	COM	g29183103	20,444	275,711	SH		SOLE		275,711	0	0
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.	COM	27875t101	1,649	77,225	SH		SOLE		77,225	0	0
Emerson Electric Co.	COM	291011104	18,622	311,085	SH		SOLE		311,085	0	0
Evolution Petroleum Corporatio	COM	30049a107	1,498	187,285	SH		SOLE		187,285	0	0
Exxon Mobil Corp	COM	30231G102	524	6,392	SH		SOLE		6,392	0	0
F.N.B. Corporation	COM	302520101	4,904	329,800	SH		SOLE		329,800	0	0
Fabrinet	COM	g3323l100	6,222	148,035	SH		SOLE		148,035	0	0
Fastenal Co.	COM	311900104	48,143	934,825	SH		SOLE		928,375	0	6,450
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	COM	313148306	2,534	44,021	SH		SOLE		44,021	0	0
Ferro Corporation	COM	315405100	1,773	116,720	SH		SOLE		116,720	0	0
First Internet Bancorp	COM	320557101	3,807	129,055	SH		SOLE		129,055	0	0
Flex Ltd	COM	Y2573F102	539	32,065	SH		SOLE		32,065	0	0
Flotek Industries Inc.	COM	343389102	2,240	175,175	SH		SOLE		175,175	0	0
Fortinet Inc.	COM	34959e109	3,560	92,824	SH		SOLE		92,824	0	0
Fortive Corporation	COM	34959j108	47,755	793,002	SH		SOLE		787,606	0	5,396
Fox Factory Holding Corp	COM	35138v102	3,363	117,175	SH		SOLE		117,175	0	0
Franklin Financial Network Inc	COM	35352p104	1,094	28,235	SH		SOLE		28,235	0	0
General Dynamics Corp	COM	369550108	499	2,665	SH		SOLE		2,665	0	0
General Electric Company	COM	369604103	18,396	617,311	SH		SOLE		617,311	0	0
General Mills, Inc.	COM	370334104	19,357	328,030	SH		SOLE		328,030	0	0
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	COM	375558103	228	3,350	SH		SOLE		3,350	0	0
Granite Construction Inc.	COM	387328107	2,428	48,375	SH		SOLE		48,375	0	0
HCA Co.	COM	40412c101	384	4,320	SH		SOLE		4,320	0	0
Health Insurance Innovations I	COM	42225k106	2,094	130,875	SH		SOLE		130,875	0	0
Home Depot	COM	437076102	485	3,301	SH		SOLE		3,301	0	0
Hooker Furniture Corporation	COM	439038100	4,153	133,736	SH		SOLE		133,736	0	0
INC Research Holdings Inc	COM	45329r109	353	7,695	SH		SOLE		7,695	0	0
INTL FCStone Inc	COM	46116v105	2,754	72,550	SH		SOLE		72,550	0	0
Inphi Corporation	COM	45772f107	5,935	121,575	SH		SOLE		121,575	0	0
Insteel Industries Inc	COM	45774w108	2,163	59,850	SH		SOLE		59,850	0	0
Intel Corp.	COM	458140100	16,986	470,919	SH		SOLE		470,919	0	0
International Business Machine	COM	459200101	265	1,524	SH		SOLE		1,524	0	0
Itron Inc.	COM	465741106	3,621	59,650	SH		SOLE		59,650	0	0
JP Morgan Chase & Co.	COM	46625H100	99,470	1,132,398	SH		SOLE		1,127,098	0	5,300
Johnson & Johnson	COM	478160104	23,416	188,009	SH		SOLE		188,009	0	0
Johnson Outdoors Inc	COM	479167108	1,819	49,825	SH		SOLE		49,825	0	0
Juniper Networks	COM	48203r104	377	13,535	SH		SOLE		13,535	0	0
Kennametal Inc	COM	489170100	460	11,715	SH		SOLE		11,715	0	0
LGI Homes, Inc.	COM	50187t106	3,151	92,925	SH		SOLE		92,925	0	0
Las Vegas Sands Corp.	COM	517834107	19,916	348,971	SH		SOLE		348,971	0	0
Legget & Platt	COM	524660107	411	8,175	SH		SOLE		8,175	0	0
Lennox International Inc.	COM	526107107	436	2,607	SH		SOLE		2,607	0	0
Lincoln National	COM	534187109	63,502	970,235	SH		SOLE		963,735	0	6,500
Lockheed Martin Corp	COM	539830109	14,482	54,117	SH		SOLE		54,117	0	0
Lowe's Companies Inc.	COM	548661107	54,882	667,584	SH		SOLE		663,034	0	4,550
Lumentum Holdings Inc.	COM	55024u109	8,352	156,550	SH		SOLE		156,550	0	0
MACOM Technology Solutions Hol	COM	55405y100	6,069	125,650	SH		SOLE		125,650	0	0
Marcus Corporation	COM	566330106	5,515	171,800	SH		SOLE		171,800	0	0
Marvell Technology Group LTD	COM	g5876h105	85,245	5,586,155	SH		SOLE		5,556,205	0	29,950
Masco Corporation	COM	574599106	70,238	2,066,425	SH		SOLE		2,052,275	0	14,150
Mastec, Inc.	COM	576323109	3,793	94,700	SH		SOLE		94,700	0	0
Mastercard, Inc.	COM	57636q104	50,935	452,876	SH		SOLE		449,776	0	3,100
Mattel, Inc.	COM	577081102	12,348	482,154	SH		SOLE		482,154	0	0
MaxLinear, Inc.	COM	57776j100	5,653	201,550	SH		SOLE		201,550	0	0
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc	COM	57772k101	12,559	279,341	SH		SOLE		279,341	0	0
McDonald's Corp.	COM	580135101	12,206	94,175	SH		SOLE		94,175	0	0
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	COM	589889104	5,238	181,250	SH		SOLE		181,250	0	0
Metlife Inc.	COM	59156r108	15,808	299,275	SH		SOLE		299,275	0	0
Microsoft Corp.	COM	594918104	16,115	244,688	SH		SOLE		244,688	0	0
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.	COM	597742105	1,092	31,750	SH		SOLE		31,750	0	0
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.	COM	609027107	3,431	116,137	SH		SOLE		116,137	0	0
Monsanto	COM	61166w101	226	2,000	SH		SOLE		2,000	0	0
NCR Corp.	COM	62886e108	541	11,850	SH		SOLE		11,850	0	0
NVIDIA Corporation	COM	67066g104	1,235	11,335	SH		SOLE		11,335	0	0
NVR, Inc.	COM	62944t105	565	268	SH		SOLE		268	0	0
NeoPhotonics Corporation	COM	64051t100	2,247	249,425	SH		SOLE		249,425	0	0
NetApp Inc.	COM	64110d104	35,709	853,255	SH		SOLE		847,455	0	5,800
New Residential Investment Gro	COM	64828t201	2,763	162,700	SH		SOLE		162,700	0	0
Newell Brands Inc.	COM	651229106	484	10,265	SH		SOLE		10,265	0	0
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd	COM	m7516k103	4,065	218,645	SH		SOLE		218,645	0	0
Nuance Communications, Inc.	COM	67020y100	327	18,890	SH		SOLE		18,890	0	0
ON Semiconductor Corp.	COM	682189105	69,997	4,518,870	SH		SOLE		4,487,320	0	31,550
Occidental Petroleum Corp.	COM	674599105	18,135	286,222	SH		SOLE		286,222	0	0
Omnicom Group	COM	681919106	396	4,590	SH		SOLE		4,590	0	0
Ooma, Inc.	COM	683416101	2,920	293,450	SH		SOLE		293,450	0	0
Orchids Paper Products Company	COM	68572n104	1,806	75,265	SH		SOLE		75,265	0	0
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.	COM	69478x105	4,366	113,250	SH		SOLE		113,250	0	0
Panera Bread Co.	COM	69840w108	441	1,685	SH		SOLE		1,685	0	0
Patrick Industries, Inc.	COM	703343103	3,534	49,840	SH		SOLE		49,840	0	0
Pentair PLC	COM	g7s00t104	39,838	634,560	SH		SOLE		630,210	0	4,350
PepsiCo, Inc.	COM	713448108	23,929	213,921	SH		SOLE		213,921	0	0
Pfizer Inc.	COM	717081103	22,906	669,575	SH		SOLE		669,575	0	0
Philip Morris International	COM	718172109	368	3,260	SH		SOLE		3,260	0	0
Phillips 66	COM	718546104	234	2,950	SH		SOLE		2,950	0	0
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc	COM	72348y105	3,299	169,025	SH		SOLE		169,025	0	0
Pinnacle Foods Inc.	COM	72348p104	516	8,910	SH		SOLE		8,910	0	0
Ply Gem Holdings Inc	COM	72941w100	2,447	124,200	SH		SOLE		124,200	0	0
Post Holdings, Inc.	COM	737446104	78,971	902,319	SH		SOLE		896,109	0	6,210
Principal Financial Group, Inc	COM	74251v102	27,007	427,943	SH		SOLE		427,943	0	0
Procter & Gamble	COM	742718109	11,530	128,329	SH		SOLE		128,329	0	0
Prudential Financial Inc.	COM	744320102	22,939	215,026	SH		SOLE		215,026	0	0
QUALCOMM Incorporated	COM	747525103	13,520	235,781	SH		SOLE		235,781	0	0
Radian Group, Inc.	COM	750236101	2,012	112,000	SH		SOLE		112,000	0	0
Red Hat, Inc.	COM	756577102	61,843	714,945	SH		SOLE		710,045	0	4,900
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.	COM	759509102	400	5,000	SH		SOLE		5,000	0	0
Schlumberger LTD	COM	806857108	35,755	457,810	SH		SOLE		454,660	0	3,150
Seagate Technology plc	COM	G7945m107	54,295	1,182,115	SH		SOLE		1,176,215	0	5,900
ServiceMaster Global Holdings	COM	81761r109	423	10,140	SH		SOLE		10,140	0	0
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.	COM	83088m102	67,815	692,134	SH		SOLE		687,334	0	4,800
Solar Capital Ltd.	COM	83413u100	2,646	117,033	SH		SOLE		117,033	0	0
South State Corporation	COM	840441109	1,711	19,150	SH		SOLE		19,150	0	0
Spire Inc	COM	84857l101	1,655	24,525	SH		SOLE		24,525	0	0
Sterling Bancorp	COM	85917a100	4,338	183,050	SH		SOLE		183,050	0	0
Sterling Construction Company,	COM	859241101	2,835	306,530	SH		SOLE		306,530	0	0
Summit Materials, Inc.	COM	86614u100	4,036	163,345	SH		SOLE		163,345	0	0
Suntrust Banks, Inc.	COM	867914103	55,305	1,000,090	SH		SOLE		993,290	0	6,800
Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.	COM	868459108	2,784	88,950	SH		SOLE		88,950	0	0
Synchrony Financial	COM	87165b103	388	11,320	SH		SOLE		11,320	0	0
The Boeing Company	COM	097023105	12,978	73,378	SH		SOLE		73,378	0	0
The Dow Chemical Company	COM	260543103	84,641	1,332,094	SH		SOLE		1,325,494	0	6,600
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.	COM	405217100	38,457	1,033,785	SH		SOLE		1,026,535	0	7,250
The Southern Company	COM	842587107	14,234	285,945	SH		SOLE		285,945	0	0
Tractor Supply Company	COM	892356106	283	4,100	SH		SOLE		4,100	0	0
Travelers Companies, Inc.	COM	89417e109	446	3,701	SH		SOLE		3,701	0	0
Trecora Resources	COM	894648104	2,159	194,525	SH		SOLE		194,525	0	0
U.S. Bancorp	COM	902973304	1,054	20,461	SH		SOLE		20,461	0	0
US Concrete Inc.	COM	90333l201	1,023	15,850	SH		SOLE		15,850	0	0
United Parcel Service, Inc.	COM	911312106	15,602	145,408	SH		SOLE		145,408	0	0
United Therapeutics Corporatio	COM	91307c102	343	2,530	SH		SOLE		2,530	0	0
Universal Electronics Inc.	COM	913483103	2,247	32,805	SH		SOLE		32,805	0	0
Universal Forest Products, Inc	COM	913543104	3,932	39,905	SH		SOLE		39,905	0	0
Valmont Industries	COM	920253101	412	2,652	SH		SOLE		2,652	0	0
Vantiv, Inc.	COM	92210h105	461	7,185	SH		SOLE		7,185	0	0
Verizon Communications	COM	92343v104	9,851	202,081	SH		SOLE		202,081	0	0
Visteon Corporation	COM	92839u206	3,643	37,190	SH		SOLE		37,190	0	0
Vonage Holdings Corporation	COM	92886t201	3,930	621,780	SH		SOLE		621,780	0	0
Wal-Mart	COM	931142103	11,733	162,781	SH		SOLE		162,781	0	0
Walker & Dunlop Inc.	COM	93148p102	4,683	112,325	SH		SOLE		112,325	0	0
Walt Disney Co.	COM	254687106	804	7,092	SH		SOLE		7,092	0	0
Wells Fargo & Co.	COM	949746101	23,305	418,696	SH		SOLE		418,696	0	0
Winnebago Industries	COM	974637100	2,452	83,840	SH		SOLE		83,840	0	0
Wintrust Financial Corporation	COM	97650w108	6,346	91,808	SH		SOLE		91,808	0	0
Wynn Resorts Ltd.	COM	983134107	60,076	524,175	SH		SOLE		520,575	0	3,600
iCAD, Inc.	COM	44934s206	3,034	630,683	SH		SOLE		630,683	0	0
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mar	COM	46434g103	290	6,070	SH		SOLE		6,070	0	0
iShares International Select D	COM	464288448	287	9,125	SH		SOLE		9,125	0	0