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	084990175	299	100	SH		SOLE		100	0	0
3M Company	COM	88579y101	291	1,327	SH		SOLE		1,327	0	0
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	COM	00182c103	1,056	18,145	SH		SOLE		18,145	0	0
AXT Inc.	COM	00246w103	1,004	138,515	SH		SOLE		138,515	0	0
AbbVie Inc.	COM	00287y109	332	3,509	SH		SOLE		3,509	0	0
Abraxas Petroleum Corp	COM	003830106	3,432	1,545,965	SH		SOLE		1,545,965	0	0
Agilent Technologies Inc.	COM	00846u101	747	11,170	SH		SOLE		11,170	0	0
Allison Transmission Holdings,	COM	01973r101	695	17,790	SH		SOLE		17,790	0	0
Alphabet Inc. Class A	COM	02079k305	91,655	88,373	SH		SOLE		87,745	0	628
Alphabet Inc. Class C	COM	02079k107	45,492	44,090	SH		SOLE		43,742	0	348
Altria Group, Inc.	COM	02209s103	227	3,650	SH		SOLE		3,650	0	0
American Renal Associates Hold	COM	029227105	2,353	124,825	SH		SOLE		124,825	0	0
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc	COM	03209r103	4,327	230,775	SH		SOLE		230,775	0	0
Apple Inc.	COM	037833100	62,662	373,476	SH		SOLE		370,776	0	2,700
Applied Materials, Inc.	COM	038222105	1,244	22,365	SH		SOLE		22,365	0	0
AptarGroup, Inc.	COM	038336103	646	7,187	SH		SOLE		7,187	0	0
Asure Software, Inc.	COM	04649u102	2,895	236,490	SH		SOLE		236,490	0	0
Automatic Data Processing	COM	053015103	590	5,200	SH		SOLE		5,200	0	0
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.	COM	g0750c108	499	16,525	SH		SOLE		16,525	0	0
B. Riley Financial, Inc.	COM	05580m108	2,725	139,748	SH		SOLE		139,748	0	0
Baxter International Inc.	COM	071813109	85,978	1,321,931	SH		SOLE		1,312,131	0	9,800
Berkshire Hathaway Cl B	COM	084670702	1,057	5,297	SH		SOLE		5,297	0	0
Biogen Inc.	COM	09062x103	35,933	131,227	SH		SOLE		130,257	0	970
Boise Cascade Corp	COM	09739d100	3,719	96,335	SH		SOLE		96,335	0	0
Boston Scientific Corporation	COM	101137107	36,247	1,326,753	SH		SOLE		1,317,003	0	9,750
Bright Horizons Family Solutio	COM	109194100	830	8,325	SH		SOLE		8,325	0	0
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	COM	110122108	73,546	1,162,788	SH		SOLE		1,156,688	0	6,100
CBS Corporation	COM	124857202	648	12,600	SH		SOLE		12,600	0	0
CDW Corporation	COM	12514g108	919	13,065	SH		SOLE		13,065	0	0
CNO Financial Group, Inc.	COM	12621e103	585	27,017	SH		SOLE		27,017	0	0
Callaway Golf	COM	131193104	1,761	107,660	SH		SOLE		107,660	0	0
Canadian Pac Ltd New	COM	13645t100	282	1,600	SH		SOLE		1,600	0	0
Carbonite Inc.	COM	141337105	3,788	131,540	SH		SOLE		131,540	0	0
Carpenter Technology	COM	144285103	2,890	65,495	SH		SOLE		65,495	0	0
Catalent, Inc.	COM	148806102	641	15,606	SH		SOLE		15,606	0	0
Charter Communications, Inc.	COM	16119p108	345	1,108	SH		SOLE		1,108	0	0
Chemical Financial Corporation	COM	163731102	2,364	43,238	SH		SOLE		43,238	0	0
Chevron Corp	COM	166764100	20,208	177,197	SH		SOLE		177,197	0	0
Ciena Corporation	COM	171779309	707	27,291	SH		SOLE		27,291	0	0
Cigna Corp	COM	125509109	592	3,531	SH		SOLE		3,531	0	0
Cintas Corporation	COM	172908105	1,019	5,975	SH		SOLE		5,975	0	0
Cisco Systems, Inc.	COM	17275R102	10,952	255,361	SH		SOLE		255,361	0	0
Cognizant Technology Solutions	COM	192446102	69,513	863,515	SH		SOLE		857,165	0	6,350
Colfax Corportaion	COM	194014106	615	19,265	SH		SOLE		19,265	0	0
Columbia Sportswear Company	COM	198516106	2,255	29,505	SH		SOLE		29,505	0	0
Commerce Bancshares Inc.	COM	200525103	211	3,522	SH		SOLE		3,522	0	0
CommerceHub, Inc.	COM	20084v108	1,717	76,310	SH		SOLE		76,310	0	0
ConocoPhillips	COM	20825c104	73,350	1,237,147	SH		SOLE		1,230,947	0	6,200
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co	COM	210226106	1,726	27,465	SH		SOLE		27,465	0	0
Copart, Inc.	COM	217204106	747	14,673	SH		SOLE		14,673	0	0
Cousins Properties, Inc.	COM	222795106	2,696	310,600	SH		SOLE		310,600	0	0
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.	COM	227483104	2,105	189,459	SH		SOLE		189,459	0	0
Cutera, Inc.	COM	232109108	3,638	72,395	SH		SOLE		72,395	0	0
Cypress Semiconductor Corporat	COM	232806109	9,312	549,080	SH		SOLE		549,080	0	0
Danaher Corp.	COM	235851102	62,850	641,914	SH		SOLE		637,221	0	4,693
Darden Restaurants, Inc.	COM	237194105	586	6,875	SH		SOLE		6,875	0	0
Daseke, Inc.	COM	23753f107	2,067	211,125	SH		SOLE		211,125	0	0
Discover Financial Services	COM	254709108	732	10,178	SH		SOLE		10,178	0	0
DowDuPont Inc.	COM	26078j100	78,553	1,232,971	SH		SOLE		1,226,371	0	6,600
ETrade Financial Corporation	COM	269246401	55,681	1,004,892	SH		SOLE		997,592	0	7,300
EZCorp, Inc.	COM	302301106	2,222	168,350	SH		SOLE		168,350	0	0
Eastman Chemical Co.	COM	277432100	17,825	168,831	SH		SOLE		168,831	0	0
Eaton Corporation PLC	COM	g29183103	20,100	251,535	SH		SOLE		251,535	0	0
Emerson Electric Co.	COM	291011104	19,516	285,735	SH		SOLE		285,735	0	0
Estee Lauder	COM	518439104	299	2,000	SH		SOLE		2,000	0	0
Evercore Inc.	COM	29977a105	658	7,542	SH		SOLE		7,542	0	0
Evolution Petroleum Corporatio	COM	30049a107	2,238	278,027	SH		SOLE		278,027	0	0
Exxon Mobil Corp	COM	30231G102	539	7,226	SH		SOLE		7,226	0	0
F.N.B. Corporation	COM	302520101	2,799	208,097	SH		SOLE		208,097	0	0
FARO Technologies, Inc.	COM	311642102	1,702	29,140	SH		SOLE		29,140	0	0
FLIR Systems, Inc.	COM	302445101	29,366	587,195	SH		SOLE		582,845	0	4,350
Facebook, Inc.	COM	30303m102	53,295	333,532	SH		SOLE		331,062	0	2,470
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	COM	313148306	2,780	31,951	SH		SOLE		31,951	0	0
Ferro Corporation	COM	315405100	3,495	150,515	SH		SOLE		150,515	0	0
First Internet Bancorp	COM	320557101	5,155	139,330	SH		SOLE		139,330	0	0
Flex Ltd	COM	Y2573F102	697	42,700	SH		SOLE		42,700	0	0
Flotek Industries Inc.	COM	343389102	1,069	175,175	SH		SOLE		175,175	0	0
Fortinet Inc.	COM	34959e109	6,203	115,779	SH		SOLE		115,779	0	0
Fortive Corporation	COM	34959j108	77,501	999,760	SH		SOLE		992,414	0	7,346
G-III Apparel Group LTD	COM	36237h101	3,602	95,585	SH		SOLE		95,585	0	0
General Dynamics Corp	COM	369550108	786	3,560	SH		SOLE		3,560	0	0
General Electric Company	COM	369604103	7,503	556,639	SH		SOLE		556,639	0	0
General Mills, Inc.	COM	370334104	13,505	299,705	SH		SOLE		299,705	0	0
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	COM	375558103	14,476	192,019	SH		SOLE		192,019	0	0
Globus Medical, Inc.	COM	379577208	4,255	85,410	SH		SOLE		85,410	0	0
Golden Entertainment, Inc.	COM	381013101	934	40,215	SH		SOLE		40,215	0	0
Granite Construction Inc.	COM	387328107	3,420	61,220	SH		SOLE		61,220	0	0
HCA Healthcare Inc.	COM	40412c101	559	5,765	SH		SOLE		5,765	0	0
Health Insurance Innovations I	COM	42225k106	1,362	47,145	SH		SOLE		47,145	0	0
Hibbett Sports, Inc.	COM	428567101	3,116	130,095	SH		SOLE		130,095	0	0
Home Depot	COM	437076102	745	4,182	SH		SOLE		4,182	0	0
Huntsman Corporation	COM	447011107	41,460	1,417,420	SH		SOLE		1,407,070	0	10,350
Hyster-Yale Materials	COM	449172105	3,069	43,880	SH		SOLE		43,880	0	0
II-VI Incorporated	COM	902104108	3,342	81,715	SH		SOLE		81,715	0	0
Impax Laboratories, Inc.	COM	45256b101	1,052	54,085	SH		SOLE		54,085	0	0
Intel Corp.	COM	458140100	22,341	428,971	SH		SOLE		428,971	0	0
International Business Machine	COM	459200101	378	2,463	SH		SOLE		2,463	0	0
Itron Inc.	COM	465741106	631	8,825	SH		SOLE		8,825	0	0
JP Morgan Chase & Co.	COM	46625H100	115,549	1,050,736	SH		SOLE		1,045,436	0	5,300
Johnson & Johnson	COM	478160104	22,267	173,759	SH		SOLE		173,759	0	0
Johnson Outdoors Inc	COM	479167108	1,393	22,460	SH		SOLE		22,460	0	0
Kennametal Inc	COM	489170100	619	15,407	SH		SOLE		15,407	0	0
Korn/Ferry International	COM	500643200	2,314	44,850	SH		SOLE		44,850	0	0
LGI Homes, Inc.	COM	50187t106	2,002	28,375	SH		SOLE		28,375	0	0
Las Vegas Sands Corp.	COM	517834107	22,972	319,502	SH		SOLE		319,502	0	0
Legget & Platt	COM	524660107	475	10,707	SH		SOLE		10,707	0	0
Lennox International Inc.	COM	526107107	717	3,506	SH		SOLE		3,506	0	0
Limbach Holdings, Inc.	COM	53263p105	1,359	111,180	SH		SOLE		111,180	0	0
Lincoln National Corporation	COM	534187109	66,254	906,839	SH		SOLE		900,339	0	6,500
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings,	COM	535219109	1,569	152,755	SH		SOLE		152,755	0	0
Lockheed Martin Corp	COM	539830109	16,698	49,412	SH		SOLE		49,412	0	0
Lumentum Holdings Inc.	COM	55024u109	5,561	87,165	SH		SOLE		87,165	0	0
Marten Transport, Ltd.	COM	573075108	2,752	120,695	SH		SOLE		120,695	0	0
Marvell Technology Group LTD	COM	g5876h105	109,089	5,194,712	SH		SOLE		5,164,762	0	29,950
Masco Corporation	COM	574599106	78,195	1,933,602	SH		SOLE		1,919,452	0	14,150
Mastec, Inc.	COM	576323109	5,186	110,215	SH		SOLE		110,215	0	0
Mastercard, Inc.	COM	57636q104	74,157	423,365	SH		SOLE		420,265	0	3,100
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc	COM	57772k101	15,284	253,805	SH		SOLE		253,805	0	0
McDonald's Corporation	COM	580135101	541	3,460	SH		SOLE		3,460	0	0
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	COM	589889104	4,510	99,440	SH		SOLE		99,440	0	0
Metlife Inc.	COM	59156r108	12,485	272,060	SH		SOLE		272,060	0	0
Microsoft Corp.	COM	594918104	20,512	224,742	SH		SOLE		224,742	0	0
Mitel Networks Corp.	COM	60671q104	1,209	130,310	SH		SOLE		130,310	0	0
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.	COM	609027107	2,380	56,277	SH		SOLE		56,277	0	0
NVIDIA Corporation	COM	67066g104	2,235	9,652	SH		SOLE		9,652	0	0
NVR, Inc.	COM	62944t105	1,000	357	SH		SOLE		357	0	0
NetApp, Inc.	COM	64110d104	865	14,025	SH		SOLE		14,025	0	0
Nuance Communications, Inc.	COM	67020y100	398	25,275	SH		SOLE		25,275	0	0
ON Semiconductor Corp.	COM	682189105	42,274	1,728,311	SH		SOLE		1,715,561	0	12,750
Occidental Petroleum Corp.	COM	674599105	22,798	350,953	SH		SOLE		350,953	0	0
OneMain Holdgins, Inc.	COM	68268w103	3,085	103,040	SH		SOLE		103,040	0	0
Orthofix International NV	COM	N6748L102	3,731	63,480	SH		SOLE		63,480	0	0
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.	COM	69478x105	4,986	124,030	SH		SOLE		124,030	0	0
Pentair PLC	COM	g7s00t104	40,141	589,186	SH		SOLE		584,836	0	4,350
PepsiCo, Inc.	COM	713448108	21,191	194,145	SH		SOLE		194,145	0	0
PetIQ, Inc.	COM	71639t106	2,498	93,900	SH		SOLE		93,900	0	0
Pfizer Inc.	COM	717081103	21,835	615,236	SH		SOLE		615,236	0	0
Philip Morris International	COM	718172109	269	2,705	SH		SOLE		2,705	0	0
Phillips 66	COM	718546104	259	2,700	SH		SOLE		2,700	0	0
Pinnacle Foods Inc.	COM	72348p104	632	11,675	SH		SOLE		11,675	0	0
Planet Fitness, Inc.	COM	72703h101	3,616	95,740	SH		SOLE		95,740	0	0
Post Holdings, Inc.	COM	737446104	63,777	841,823	SH		SOLE		835,613	0	6,210
Premier, Inc.	COM	74051n102	3,406	108,775	SH		SOLE		108,775	0	0
Principal Financial Group, Inc	COM	74251v102	23,782	390,444	SH		SOLE		390,444	0	0
ProPetro Holding Corp.	COM	74347m108	2,739	172,380	SH		SOLE		172,380	0	0
Procter & Gamble	COM	742718109	9,279	117,041	SH		SOLE		117,041	0	0
Prudential Financial Inc.	COM	744320102	20,227	195,339	SH		SOLE		195,339	0	0
Quanta Services, Inc.	COM	74762e102	4,077	118,700	SH		SOLE		118,700	0	0
Radian Group, Inc.	COM	750236101	708	37,160	SH		SOLE		37,160	0	0
Red Hat, Inc.	COM	756577102	99,666	666,615	SH		SOLE		661,715	0	4,900
Regional Management Corp	COM	75902k106	1,732	54,410	SH		SOLE		54,410	0	0
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.	COM	759509102	563	6,562	SH		SOLE		6,562	0	0
Restaurant Brands Internationa	COM	76131d103	46,422	815,565	SH		SOLE		809,565	0	6,000
SYNNEX Corporation	COM	87162w100	576	4,863	SH		SOLE		4,863	0	0
Schlumberger LTD	COM	806857108	27,354	422,260	SH		SOLE		419,110	0	3,150
ServiceMaster Global Holdings	COM	81761r109	702	13,815	SH		SOLE		13,815	0	0
SolarEdge Technologies Inc.	COM	83417m104	3,358	63,840	SH		SOLE		63,840	0	0
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructur	COM	83418m103	1,539	92,930	SH		SOLE		92,930	0	0
South State Corporation	COM	840441109	2,068	24,245	SH		SOLE		24,245	0	0
Sterling Bancorp	COM	85917a100	4,140	183,605	SH		SOLE		183,605	0	0
Sterling Construction Company,	COM	859241101	3,005	262,175	SH		SOLE		262,175	0	0
Summit Financial Group, Inc.	COM	86606g101	2,269	90,730	SH		SOLE		90,730	0	0
Summit Materials, Inc.	COM	86614u100	3,511	115,940	SH		SOLE		115,940	0	0
SunTrust Banks, Inc.	COM	867914103	84,436	1,240,982	SH		SOLE		1,234,182	0	6,800
Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.	COM	868459108	3,195	69,765	SH		SOLE		69,765	0	0
T.Rowe Price Group Inc.	COM	74144T108	14,727	136,401	SH		SOLE		136,401	0	0
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.	COM	87265h109	2,207	134,310	SH		SOLE		134,310	0	0
Target Corporation	COM	87612e106	59,281	853,820	SH		SOLE		848,920	0	4,900
Teradyne, Inc.	COM	880770102	58,264	1,274,655	SH		SOLE		1,265,405	0	9,250
The Boeing Company	COM	097023105	15,649	47,728	SH		SOLE		47,728	0	0
The Southern Company	COM	842587107	11,519	257,921	SH		SOLE		257,921	0	0
Travelers Companies, Inc.	COM	89417e109	508	3,656	SH		SOLE		3,656	0	0
Triton International Limited o	COM	g9078f107	3,285	107,340	SH		SOLE		107,340	0	0
Turning Point Brands, Inc.	COM	90041l105	3,217	165,469	SH		SOLE		165,469	0	0
U.S. Bancorp	COM	902973304	1,016	20,111	SH		SOLE		20,111	0	0
UFP Technologies, Inc.	COM	902673102	2,098	71,127	SH		SOLE		71,127	0	0
US Concrete Inc.	COM	90333l201	2,088	34,570	SH		SOLE		34,570	0	0
United Rentals, Inc.	COM	911363109	923	5,344	SH		SOLE		5,344	0	0
Universal Forest Products, Inc	COM	913543104	563	17,365	SH		SOLE		17,365	0	0
Upland Software Inc.	COM	91544a109	2,968	103,105	SH		SOLE		103,105	0	0
V.F. Corporation	COM	918204108	37,976	512,360	SH		SOLE		508,610	0	3,750
Valmont Industries	COM	920253101	519	3,545	SH		SOLE		3,545	0	0
Verizon Communications	COM	92343v104	8,926	186,654	SH		SOLE		186,654	0	0
Visteon Corporation	COM	92839u206	779	7,065	SH		SOLE		7,065	0	0
Vonage Holdings Corporation	COM	92886t201	3,523	330,825	SH		SOLE		330,825	0	0
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.	COM	930059100	3,024	149,625	SH		SOLE		149,625	0	0
Walker & Dunlop Inc.	COM	93148p102	3,872	65,170	SH		SOLE		65,170	0	0
Walmart, Inc.	COM	931142103	614	6,900	SH		SOLE		6,900	0	0
Walt Disney Co.	COM	254687106	694	6,908	SH		SOLE		6,908	0	0
Wells Fargo & Co.	COM	949746101	19,971	381,057	SH		SOLE		381,057	0	0
Wintrust Financial Corporation	COM	97650w108	7,336	85,255	SH		SOLE		85,255	0	0
Worldpay Inc.	COM	981558109	781	9,502	SH		SOLE		9,502	0	0
Wynn Resorts Ltd.	COM	983134107	43,717	239,729	SH		SOLE		237,949	0	1,780
Xilinx Inc.	COM	983919101	676	9,355	SH		SOLE		9,355	0	0
iCAD, Inc.	COM	44934s206	1,167	379,050	SH		SOLE		379,050	0	0
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mar	COM	46434g103	385	6,595	SH		SOLE		6,595	0	0
iShares International Select D	COM	464288448	375	11,360	SH		SOLE		11,360	0	0