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	320	100	SH		SOLE		100	0	0
3M Company	COM	88579y101	280	1,327	SH		SOLE		1,327	0	0
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	COM	00182c103	2,587	45,760	SH		SOLE		45,760	0	0
AbbVie Inc.	COM	00287y109	648	6,850	SH		SOLE		6,850	0	0
Abbott Laboratories	COM	002824100	536	7,300	SH		SOLE		7,300	0	0
Abraxas Petroleum Corp	COM	003830106	4,037	1,732,440	SH		SOLE		1,732,440	0	0
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.	COM	00751Y106	1,014	6,022	SH		SOLE		6,022	0	0
Agilent Technologies Inc.	COM	00846u101	1,021	14,477	SH		SOLE		14,477	0	0
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.	COM	011642105	1,906	33,200	SH		SOLE		33,200	0	0
Allison Transmission Holdings,	COM	01973r101	1,220	23,460	SH		SOLE		23,460	0	0
Alphabet Inc. Class A	COM	02079k305	108,908	90,224	SH		SOLE		89,596	0	628
Alphabet Inc. Class C	COM	02079k107	49,457	41,440	SH		SOLE		41,092	0	348
Amedisys, Inc	COM	023436108	1,497	11,979	SH		SOLE		11,979	0	0
American Renal Associates Hold	COM	029227105	3,757	173,520	SH		SOLE		173,520	0	0
Amgen Inc.	COM	031162100	930	4,485	SH		SOLE		4,485	0	0
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	COM	03168l105	2,998	135,120	SH		SOLE		135,120	0	0
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc	COM	03209r103	4,536	235,775	SH		SOLE		235,775	0	0
Apple Inc.	COM	037833100	85,519	378,838	SH		SOLE		376,138	0	2,700
AptarGroup, Inc.	COM	038336103	1,018	9,447	SH		SOLE		9,447	0	0
Asure Software, Inc.	COM	04649u102	3,205	258,020	SH		SOLE		258,020	0	0
Atkore International Group Inc	COM	047649108	1,865	70,285	SH		SOLE		70,285	0	0
Automatic Data Processing	COM	053015103	1,582	10,500	SH		SOLE		10,500	0	0
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.	COM	g0750c108	636	21,804	SH		SOLE		21,804	0	0
B. Riley Financial, Inc.	COM	05580m108	3,370	148,783	SH		SOLE		148,783	0	0
Baxter International Inc.	COM	071813109	101,552	1,317,316	SH		SOLE		1,307,516	0	9,800
Berkshire Hathaway Cl B	COM	084670702	1,129	5,272	SH		SOLE		5,272	0	0
Biogen Inc.	COM	09062x103	46,209	130,790	SH		SOLE		129,820	0	970
Boise Cascade Corp	COM	09739d100	2,617	71,115	SH		SOLE		71,115	0	0
Boston Scientific Corporation	COM	101137107	50,806	1,319,648	SH		SOLE		1,309,898	0	9,750
Bright Horizons Family Solutio	COM	109194100	1,289	10,941	SH		SOLE		10,941	0	0
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	COM	110122108	70,802	1,140,488	SH		SOLE		1,134,388	0	6,100
CBS Corporation	COM	124857202	609	10,600	SH		SOLE		10,600	0	0
CDW Corporation	COM	12514g108	1,537	17,283	SH		SOLE		17,283	0	0
Callaway Golf	COM	131193104	3,818	157,200	SH		SOLE		157,200	0	0
Canadian Pac Ltd New	COM	13645t100	339	1,600	SH		SOLE		1,600	0	0
Carbonite Inc.	COM	141337105	4,689	131,540	SH		SOLE		131,540	0	0
Carpenter Technology	COM	144285103	4,262	72,295	SH		SOLE		72,295	0	0
Catalent, Inc.	COM	148806102	940	20,637	SH		SOLE		20,637	0	0
CenturyLink Inc.	COM	156700106	14,572	687,380	SH		SOLE		687,380	0	0
Charter Communications, Inc.	COM	16119p108	210	644	SH		SOLE		644	0	0
Chemical Financial Corporation	COM	163731102	2,362	44,238	SH		SOLE		44,238	0	0
Chevron Corp	COM	166764100	20,897	170,895	SH		SOLE		170,895	0	0
Ciena Corporation	COM	171779309	1,122	35,929	SH		SOLE		35,929	0	0
Cigna Corp	COM	125509109	971	4,664	SH		SOLE		4,664	0	0
Cintas Corporation	COM	172908105	1,554	7,855	SH		SOLE		7,855	0	0
Cisco Systems, Inc.	COM	17275R102	13,030	267,836	SH		SOLE		267,836	0	0
Clarus Corporation	COM	18270p109	1,434	129,739	SH		SOLE		129,739	0	0
Coca-Cola	COM	191216100	452	9,776	SH		SOLE		9,776	0	0
Cognizant Technology Solutions	COM	192446102	66,347	859,970	SH		SOLE		853,620	0	6,350
Columbia Sportswear Company	COM	198516106	3,118	33,505	SH		SOLE		33,505	0	0
Commerce Bancshares Inc.	COM	200525103	233	3,522	SH		SOLE		3,522	0	0
ConocoPhillips	COM	20825c104	93,819	1,212,132	SH		SOLE		1,205,932	0	6,200
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co	COM	210226106	1,754	28,165	SH		SOLE		28,165	0	0
Continental Resources, Inc.	COM	212015101	965	14,137	SH		SOLE		14,137	0	0
Copart, Inc.	COM	217204106	1,023	19,859	SH		SOLE		19,859	0	0
Cousins Properties, Inc.	COM	222795106	2,822	317,450	SH		SOLE		317,450	0	0
Cypress Semiconductor Corporat	COM	232806109	7,477	515,985	SH		SOLE		515,985	0	0
Danaher Corp.	COM	235851102	69,273	637,519	SH		SOLE		632,826	0	4,693
Darden Restaurants, Inc.	COM	237194105	1,016	9,138	SH		SOLE		9,138	0	0
Discover Financial Services	COM	254709108	1,009	13,197	SH		SOLE		13,197	0	0
DowDuPont Inc.	COM	26078j100	1,037	16,118	SH		SOLE		16,118	0	0
Ducommun Incorporated	COM	264147109	2,656	65,030	SH		SOLE		65,030	0	0
E Trade Financial Corporation	COM	269246401	52,818	1,008,160	SH		SOLE		1,000,860	0	7,300
Eastman Chemical Co.	COM	277432100	15,187	158,656	SH		SOLE		158,656	0	0
Eaton Corporation PLC	COM	g29183103	20,621	237,760	SH		SOLE		237,760	0	0
Emerson Electric Co.	COM	291011104	20,906	272,995	SH		SOLE		272,995	0	0
Estee Lauder	COM	518439104	291	2,000	SH		SOLE		2,000	0	0
Evercore Inc.	COM	29977a105	975	9,692	SH		SOLE		9,692	0	0
Evolution Petroleum Corporatio	COM	30049a107	2,525	228,533	SH		SOLE		228,533	0	0
Exxon Mobil Corp	COM	30231G102	614	7,226	SH		SOLE		7,226	0	0
FARO Technologies, Inc.	COM	311642102	3,019	46,910	SH		SOLE		46,910	0	0
FLIR Systems, Inc.	COM	302445101	77,301	1,257,540	SH		SOLE		1,248,240	0	9,300
FMC Corp.	COM	302491303	918	10,526	SH		SOLE		10,526	0	0
Facebook, Inc.	COM	30303m102	54,627	332,162	SH		SOLE		329,692	0	2,470
Federal Agricultural Mortgage	COM	313148306	2,357	32,651	SH		SOLE		32,651	0	0
Ferro Corporation	COM	315405100	3,847	165,660	SH		SOLE		165,660	0	0
First Data Corporation	COM	32008d106	83,751	3,422,600	SH		SOLE		3,397,350	0	25,250
First Internet Bancorp	COM	320557101	4,360	143,180	SH		SOLE		143,180	0	0
Flotek Industries Inc.	COM	343389102	420	175,175	SH		SOLE		175,175	0	0
Fortinet Inc.	COM	34959e109	9,579	103,814	SH		SOLE		103,814	0	0
Fortive Corporation	COM	34959j108	83,680	993,820	SH		SOLE		986,474	0	7,346
G III Apparel Group LTD	COM	36237h101	6,044	125,430	SH		SOLE		125,430	0	0
General Mills, Inc.	COM	370334104	12,110	282,158	SH		SOLE		282,158	0	0
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	COM	375558103	14,031	181,724	SH		SOLE		181,724	0	0
Globus Medical, Inc.	COM	379577208	5,396	95,063	SH		SOLE		95,063	0	0
Gray Television Inc	COM	389375106	3,242	185,250	SH		SOLE		185,250	0	0
HCA Healthcare Inc.	COM	40412c101	1,068	7,675	SH		SOLE		7,675	0	0
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.	COM	40416m105	49,476	1,156,255	SH		SOLE		1,147,605	0	8,650
Health Insurance Innovations I	COM	42225k106	7,873	127,700	SH		SOLE		127,700	0	0
Helen of Troy Ltd.	COM	G4388N106	1,256	9,592	SH		SOLE		9,592	0	0
Heritage Insurance Holdings, I	COM	42727j102	977	65,907	SH		SOLE		65,907	0	0
Hibbett Sports, Inc.	COM	428567101	2,446	130,095	SH		SOLE		130,095	0	0
Home Depot	COM	437076102	858	4,141	SH		SOLE		4,141	0	0
Honeywell International Inc.	COM	438516106	1,015	6,100	SH		SOLE		6,100	0	0
Huntington Ingalls Industries	COM	446413106	909	3,551	SH		SOLE		3,551	0	0
Huntsman Corporation	COM	447011107	38,208	1,403,175	SH		SOLE		1,392,825	0	10,350
II VI Incorporated	COM	902104108	4,796	101,390	SH		SOLE		101,390	0	0
Intel Corp.	COM	458140100	10,376	219,406	SH		SOLE		219,406	0	0
International Business Machine	COM	459200101	372	2,463	SH		SOLE		2,463	0	0
JP Morgan Chase & Co.	COM	46625H100	117,102	1,037,772	SH		SOLE		1,032,472	0	5,300
Johnson & Johnson	COM	478160104	2,334	16,891	SH		SOLE		16,891	0	0
Johnson Outdoors Inc	COM	479167108	2,089	22,460	SH		SOLE		22,460	0	0
Kennametal Inc	COM	489170100	888	20,377	SH		SOLE		20,377	0	0
Kimberly-Clark Corp.	COM	494368103	554	4,875	SH		SOLE		4,875	0	0
Korn/Ferry International	COM	500643200	2,541	51,600	SH		SOLE		51,600	0	0
Las Vegas Sands Corp.	COM	517834107	17,935	302,292	SH		SOLE		302,292	0	0
Legget & Platt	COM	524660107	618	14,122	SH		SOLE		14,122	0	0
Lennox International Inc.	COM	526107107	1,016	4,654	SH		SOLE		4,654	0	0
Life Storage, Inc.	COM	53223x107	20,069	210,895	SH		SOLE		210,895	0	0
Limbach Holdings, Inc.	COM	53263p105	724	64,230	SH		SOLE		64,230	0	0
Lincoln National Corporation	COM	534187109	863	12,754	SH		SOLE		12,754	0	0
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings,	COM	535219109	3,118	209,695	SH		SOLE		209,695	0	0
Lockheed Martin Corporation	COM	539830109	1,192	3,445	SH		SOLE		3,445	0	0
Lumentum Holdings Inc.	COM	55024u109	5,354	89,315	SH		SOLE		89,315	0	0
Manitex International Inc.	COM	563420108	1,649	156,590	SH		SOLE		156,590	0	0
Marriott Vacations Worldwide C	COM	57164y107	763	6,828	SH		SOLE		6,828	0	0
Marten Transport, Ltd.	COM	573075108	2,612	124,095	SH		SOLE		124,095	0	0
Marvell Technology Group LTD	COM	g5876h105	99,050	5,132,108	SH		SOLE		5,102,158	0	29,950
Masco Corporation	COM	574599106	70,701	1,931,717	SH		SOLE		1,917,567	0	14,150
Mastec, Inc.	COM	576323109	3,341	74,825	SH		SOLE		74,825	0	0
Mastercard, Inc.	COM	57636q104	93,738	421,088	SH		SOLE		417,988	0	3,100
McDonald's Corporation	COM	580135101	313	1,870	SH		SOLE		1,870	0	0
Merck & Co, Inc.	COM	58933y105	603	8,500	SH		SOLE		8,500	0	0
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	COM	589889104	6,111	99,440	SH		SOLE		99,440	0	0
Microsoft Corp.	COM	594918104	24,292	212,398	SH		SOLE		212,398	0	0
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.	COM	609027107	2,951	64,937	SH		SOLE		64,937	0	0
NVIDIA Corporation	COM	67066g104	1,750	6,227	SH		SOLE		6,227	0	0
NVR, Inc.	COM	62944t105	1,161	470	SH		SOLE		470	0	0
NetApp, Inc.	COM	64110d104	1,598	18,606	SH		SOLE		18,606	0	0
NextEra Energy Inc	COM	65339f101	970	5,785	SH		SOLE		5,785	0	0
Nike Inc, Cl. B	COM	654106103	1,041	12,288	SH		SOLE		12,288	0	0
Nuance Communications, Inc.	COM	67020y100	591	34,123	SH		SOLE		34,123	0	0
ON Semiconductor Corp.	COM	682189105	31,761	1,723,311	SH		SOLE		1,710,561	0	12,750
Occidental Petroleum Corp.	COM	674599105	27,138	330,266	SH		SOLE		330,266	0	0
OneMain Holdgins, Inc.	COM	68268w103	3,549	105,590	SH		SOLE		105,590	0	0
Orthofix Medical Inc.	COM	68752m108	3,754	64,930	SH		SOLE		64,930	0	0
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.	COM	69478x105	4,726	127,030	SH		SOLE		127,030	0	0
PepsiCo, Inc.	COM	713448108	20,710	185,245	SH		SOLE		185,245	0	0
PetIQ, Inc.	COM	71639t106	5,968	151,810	SH		SOLE		151,810	0	0
Pfizer Inc.	COM	717081103	25,599	580,876	SH		SOLE		580,876	0	0
Philip Morris International	COM	718172109	221	2,705	SH		SOLE		2,705	0	0
Phillips 66	COM	718546104	304	2,700	SH		SOLE		2,700	0	0
Planet Fitness, Inc.	COM	72703h101	5,297	98,040	SH		SOLE		98,040	0	0
Post Holdings, Inc.	COM	737446104	103,109	1,051,700	SH		SOLE		1,043,870	0	7,830
Premier, Inc.	COM	74051n102	5,411	118,200	SH		SOLE		118,200	0	0
Principal Financial Group, Inc	COM	74251v102	21,562	368,011	SH		SOLE		368,011	0	0
ProPetro Holding Corp.	COM	74347m108	2,897	175,680	SH		SOLE		175,680	0	0
Procter & Gamble	COM	742718109	9,614	115,511	SH		SOLE		115,511	0	0
Prudential Financial Inc.	COM	744320102	18,615	183,724	SH		SOLE		183,724	0	0
Quanta Services, Inc.	COM	74762e102	3,312	99,225	SH		SOLE		99,225	0	0
Quantenna Communications, Inc.	COM	74766d100	2,493	135,130	SH		SOLE		135,130	0	0
Radian Group, Inc.	COM	750236101	1,023	49,480	SH		SOLE		49,480	0	0
Ralph Lauren Corporation	COM	751212101	969	7,047	SH		SOLE		7,047	0	0
Red Hat, Inc.	COM	756577102	57,577	422,490	SH		SOLE		419,370	0	3,120
Regional Management Corp	COM	75902k106	2,371	82,250	SH		SOLE		82,250	0	0
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.	COM	759509102	736	8,626	SH		SOLE		8,626	0	0
Robert Half International, Inc	COM	770323103	55,057	782,285	SH		SOLE		776,535	0	5,750
ServiceMaster Global Holdings	COM	81761r109	1,141	18,390	SH		SOLE		18,390	0	0
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructur	COM	83418m103	1,755	92,930	SH		SOLE		92,930	0	0
Sterling Bancorp	COM	85917a100	4,142	188,255	SH		SOLE		188,255	0	0
Sterling Construction Company,	COM	859241101	3,318	231,680	SH		SOLE		231,680	0	0
Summit Financial Group, Inc.	COM	86606g101	2,106	90,730	SH		SOLE		90,730	0	0
SunTrust Banks, Inc.	COM	867914103	81,572	1,221,322	SH		SOLE		1,214,522	0	6,800
Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.	COM	868459108	3,825	75,970	SH		SOLE		75,970	0	0
T.Rowe Price Group Inc.	COM	74144T108	19,877	182,061	SH		SOLE		182,061	0	0
Target Corporation	COM	87612e106	106,683	1,209,420	SH		SOLE		1,202,570	0	6,850
Texas Instruments Inc.	COM	882508104	687	6,400	SH		SOLE		6,400	0	0
The Boeing Company	COM	097023105	16,737	45,003	SH		SOLE		45,003	0	0
Travelers Companies, Inc.	COM	89417e109	447	3,446	SH		SOLE		3,446	0	0
Travelport Worldwide Limited	COM	G9019d104	3,821	226,508	SH		SOLE		226,508	0	0
Triton International Limited o	COM	g9078f107	3,873	116,400	SH		SOLE		116,400	0	0
Turning Point Brands, Inc.	COM	90041l105	4,183	100,885	SH		SOLE		100,885	0	0
U.S. Bancorp	COM	902973304	1,062	20,111	SH		SOLE		20,111	0	0
UFP Technologies, Inc.	COM	902673102	3,360	91,437	SH		SOLE		91,437	0	0
United Rentals, Inc.	COM	911363109	1,144	6,994	SH		SOLE		6,994	0	0
United Technologies Corp	COM	913017109	1,118	8,000	SH		SOLE		8,000	0	0
Universal Forest Products, Inc	COM	913543104	817	23,130	SH		SOLE		23,130	0	0
Universal Logistics Holdings,	COM	91388p105	2,423	65,840	SH		SOLE		65,840	0	0
Upland Software Inc.	COM	91544a109	3,331	103,105	SH		SOLE		103,105	0	0
V.F. Corporation	COM	918204108	61,695	660,190	SH		SOLE		656,440	0	3,750
Verizon Communications	COM	92343v104	9,505	178,037	SH		SOLE		178,037	0	0
Visa Inc Class A	COM	92826c839	743	4,950	SH		SOLE		4,950	0	0
Visteon Corporation	COM	92839u206	869	9,358	SH		SOLE		9,358	0	0
Vonage Holdings Corporation	COM	92886t201	4,791	338,325	SH		SOLE		338,325	0	0
Walker & Dunlop Inc.	COM	93148p102	3,531	66,770	SH		SOLE		66,770	0	0
Walmart, Inc.	COM	931142103	1,258	13,400	SH		SOLE		13,400	0	0
Walt Disney Co.	COM	254687106	790	6,758	SH		SOLE		6,758	0	0
Wells Fargo & Co.	COM	949746101	18,923	360,034	SH		SOLE		360,034	0	0
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.	COM	969904101	66,821	1,016,750	SH		SOLE		1,011,100	0	5,650
Wintrust Financial Corporation	COM	97650w108	7,449	87,702	SH		SOLE		87,702	0	0
Worldpay Inc.	COM	981558109	1,273	12,569	SH		SOLE		12,569	0	0
Wynn Resorts Ltd.	COM	983134107	30,367	238,994	SH		SOLE		237,214	0	1,780
Xilinx Inc.	COM	983919101	988	12,325	SH		SOLE		12,325	0	0
Yum Brands	COM	988498101	409	4,500	SH		SOLE		4,500	0	0
Zebra Technologies Corp-CL A	COM	989207105	1,171	6,623	SH		SOLE		6,623	0	0
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	COM	46432f842	239	3,735	SH		SOLE		3,735	0	0
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mar	COM	46434g103	368	7,110	SH		SOLE		7,110	0	0
iShares International Select D	COM	464288448	351	10,750	SH		SOLE		10,750	0	0
nVent Electric plc	COM	g6700g107	52,926	1,948,680	SH		SOLE		1,937,230	0	11,450