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	084990175	517,810	100	SH		SOLE		100	0	0
AMETEK, Inc.	COM	031100100	47,023,455	290,483	SH		SOLE		284,124	0	6,359
ASGN Incorporated	COM	00191u102	343,814	4,546	SH		SOLE		4,546	0	0
AbbVie Inc.	COM	00287y109	71,475,844	530,512	SH		SOLE		527,962	0	2,550
Abbott Laboratories	COM	002824100	723,021	6,632	SH		SOLE		6,632	0	0
Accenture plc	COM	g1151c101	29,917,273	96,951	SH		SOLE		96,951	0	0
Addus Homecare Corp	COM	006739106	2,609,227	28,147	SH		SOLE		23,143	0	5,004
Adobe Inc.	COM	00724f101	376,522	770	SH		SOLE		770	0	0
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc	COM	00790r104	2,885,347	25,359	SH		SOLE		19,993	0	5,366
Agilent Technologies, Inc.	COM	00846u101	3,294,008	27,393	SH		SOLE		21,768	0	5,625
Air Products and Chemicals, In	COM	009158106	23,086,499	77,076	SH		SOLE		77,076	0	0
Align Technology Inc	COM	016255101	54,828,699	155,041	SH		SOLE		153,916	0	1,125
Alphabet Inc. Class A	COM	02079k305	100,079,494	836,086	SH		SOLE		830,236	0	5,850
Alphabet Inc. Class C	COM	02079k107	2,018,989	16,690	SH		SOLE		16,690	0	0
Amazon.com, Inc.	COM	023135106	150,733,704	1,156,288	SH		SOLE		1,147,822	0	8,466
American Finacial Group, Inc.	COM	025932104	4,021,706	33,867	SH		SOLE		26,895	0	6,972
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.	COM	03076c106	20,001,446	60,216	SH		SOLE		60,216	0	0
Amgen Inc.	COM	031162100	606,115	2,730	SH		SOLE		2,730	0	0
Analog Devices, Inc.	COM	032654105	515,857	2,648	SH		SOLE		2,648	0	0
Antero Resources Corporation	COM	03674x106	1,798,735	78,104	SH		SOLE		61,734	0	16,370
Apple Inc.	COM	037833100	145,597,601	750,619	SH		SOLE		745,609	0	5,010
Applied Materials, Inc.	COM	038222105	85,103,682	588,790	SH		SOLE		584,500	0	4,290
Argent Mid Cap ETF	COM	02072l839	386,847	14,424	SH		SOLE		14,424	0	0
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.	COM	043436104	3,189,412	13,266	SH		SOLE		10,658	0	2,608
Aspen Technology, Inc.	COM	29109x106	2,394,979	14,289	SH		SOLE		11,342	0	2,947
Atkore Inc.	COM	047649108	2,802,710	17,973	SH		SOLE		14,519	0	3,454
Automatic Data Processing, Inc	COM	053015103	25,891,417	117,801	SH		SOLE		117,801	0	0
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	COM	064058100	347,449	7,804	SH		SOLE		7,804	0	0
Bath & Body Works Inc.	COM	070830104	2,528,662	67,431	SH		SOLE		53,217	0	14,214
BellRing Brands, Inc.	COM	07831c103	52,305,865	1,429,122	SH		SOLE		1,419,000	0	10,122
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class	COM	084670702	1,026,069	3,009	SH		SOLE		3,009	0	0
BlackRock, Inc.	COM	09247x101	23,116,878	33,447	SH		SOLE		33,447	0	0
Blackstone Inc.	COM	09260d107	60,856,153	654,578	SH		SOLE		651,658	0	2,920
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co	COM	099502106	94,544,321	847,171	SH		SOLE		836,281	0	10,890
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	COM	110122108	18,563,736	290,285	SH		SOLE		290,285	0	0
Builders FirstSource, Inc.	COM	12008r107	7,372,424	54,209	SH		SOLE		42,809	0	11,400
CBIZ, Inc.	COM	124805102	3,030,566	56,880	SH		SOLE		47,909	0	8,971
CDW Corporation	COM	12514g108	83,334,701	454,140	SH		SOLE		444,135	0	10,005
Carrier Global Corporation	COM	14448c104	331,069	6,660	SH		SOLE		6,660	0	0
Centene Corporation	COM	15135b101	43,957,974	651,712	SH		SOLE		646,962	0	4,750
Charles River Laboratories Int	COM	159864107	35,403,997	168,390	SH		SOLE		164,864	0	3,526
Cheniere Energy, Inc	COM	16411R208	2,502,665	16,426	SH		SOLE		12,957	0	3,469
Chevron Corporation	COM	166764100	33,178,211	210,856	SH		SOLE		210,856	0	0
Cintas Corporation	COM	172908105	4,491,615	9,036	SH		SOLE		7,185	0	1,851
Cisco Systems, Inc.	COM	17275R102	1,116,032	21,570	SH		SOLE		21,570	0	0
Coca-Cola	COM	191216100	698,552	11,600	SH		SOLE		11,600	0	0
Colliers International Group I	COM	194693107	2,898,962	29,524	SH		SOLE		24,324	0	5,200
Comcast Corporation	COM	20030N101	1,399,404	33,680	SH		SOLE		33,680	0	0
Copart, Inc.	COM	217204106	76,597,337	839,791	SH		SOLE		820,683	0	19,108
Costco Wholesale Corporation	COM	22160k105	1,682,437	3,125	SH		SOLE		3,125	0	0
Crown Castle Inc.	COM	22822v101	9,797,181	85,985	SH		SOLE		85,985	0	0
D.R. Horton, Inc.	COM	23331a109	74,990,798	616,245	SH		SOLE		611,890	0	4,355
Danaher Corporation	COM	235851102	94,535,541	393,898	SH		SOLE		391,048	0	2,850
Eaton Corporation plc	COM	g29183103	42,829,157	212,974	SH		SOLE		212,974	0	0
Edwards Lifesciences	COM	28176e108	1,619,552	17,169	SH		SOLE		17,169	0	0
Emerson Electric Co.	COM	291011104	22,038,883	243,820	SH		SOLE		243,820	0	0
Entegris, Inc.	COM	29362u104	3,599,323	32,479	SH		SOLE		25,966	0	6,513
Envestnet, Inc.	COM	29404k106	231,050	3,893	SH		SOLE		3,893	0	0
Estee Lauder	COM	518439104	396,098	2,017	SH		SOLE		2,017	0	0
Exponent, Inc.	COM	30214U102	2,172,116	23,276	SH		SOLE		18,912	0	4,364
Exxon Mobil Corp	COM	30231G102	824,784	7,690	SH		SOLE		7,690	0	0
Factset Research Systems, Inc.	COM	303075105	881,430	2,200	SH		SOLE		2,200	0	0
Fair Isaac Corporation	COM	303250104	49,277,652	60,896	SH		SOLE		58,886	0	2,010
Ferguson PLC	COM	g3421j106	29,402,437	186,908	SH		SOLE		182,875	0	4,033
FirstService Corporation	COM	33767e202	3,509,708	22,777	SH		SOLE		18,548	0	4,229
Fortinet, Inc.	COM	34959e109	54,455,565	720,407	SH		SOLE		700,312	0	20,095
Garmin Ltd.	COM	h2906t109	22,490,320	215,652	SH		SOLE		215,652	0	0
Gartner, Inc	COM	366651107	3,249,125	9,275	SH		SOLE		7,374	0	1,901
General Mills, Inc.	COM	370334104	402,675	5,250	SH		SOLE		5,250	0	0
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	COM	375558103	19,603,107	254,355	SH		SOLE		254,355	0	0
Green Brick Partners Inc.	COM	392709101	380,730	6,703	SH		SOLE		6,703	0	0
HCA Healthcare, Inc.	COM	40412c101	4,554,324	15,007	SH		SOLE		11,879	0	3,128
Herc Holdings, Inc.	COM	42704l104	225,255	1,646	SH		SOLE		1,646	0	0
Honeywell International Inc.	COM	438516106	1,589,450	7,660	SH		SOLE		7,660	0	0
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.	COM	441593100	19,567,950	199,043	SH		SOLE		191,500	0	7,543
Hubspot, Inc.	COM	443573100	532,090	1,000	SH		SOLE		1,000	0	0
ICF International Inc.	COM	44925c103	3,508,296	28,204	SH		SOLE		22,783	0	5,421
Intercontinental Exchange	COM	45866F104	735,020	6,500	SH		SOLE		6,500	0	0
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	COM	46625H100	41,418,874	284,783	SH		SOLE		284,783	0	0
Johnson & Johnson	COM	478160104	1,130,047	6,827	SH		SOLE		6,827	0	0
Kimberly-Clark Corp.	COM	494368103	389,743	2,823	SH		SOLE		2,823	0	0
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.	COM	50212v100	706,647	3,250	SH		SOLE		3,250	0	0
Life Storage, Inc.	COM	53223x107	22,518,145	169,360	SH		SOLE		169,360	0	0
Lockheed Martin Corporation	COM	539830109	294,643	640	SH		SOLE		640	0	0
Lowe's Companies Inc.	COM	548661107	313,723	1,390	SH		SOLE		1,390	0	0
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation	COM	559663109	240,057	11,486	SH		SOLE		11,486	0	0
Marathon Oil Corp.	COM	565849106	2,491,547	108,234	SH		SOLE		85,565	0	22,669
Marvell Technology, Inc.	COM	573874104	52,696,519	881,508	SH		SOLE		863,651	0	17,857
Mastercard Incorporated	COM	57636q104	102,889,921	261,607	SH		SOLE		259,707	0	1,900
McDonald's Corporation	COM	580135101	223,509	749	SH		SOLE		749	0	0
Medpace Holdings, Inc.	COM	58506q109	4,370,614	18,198	SH		SOLE		14,716	0	3,482
Merck & Co, Inc.	COM	58933y105	1,214,364	10,524	SH		SOLE		10,524	0	0
Microsoft Corporation	COM	594918104	198,175,331	581,944	SH		SOLE		578,344	0	3,600
Molina Healthcare, Inc.	COM	60855r100	3,080,480	10,226	SH		SOLE		8,170	0	2,056
Monster Beverage Corporation	COM	61174x109	42,555,803	740,874	SH		SOLE		735,524	0	5,350
Morgan Stanley	COM	617446448	22,659,637	265,335	SH		SOLE		265,335	0	0
Murphy USA Inc.	COM	626755102	240,488	773	SH		SOLE		773	0	0
NVIDIA Corporation	COM	67066g104	5,406,196	12,780	SH		SOLE		12,780	0	0
NVR, Inc.	COM	62944t105	5,785,415	911	SH		SOLE		725	0	186
NextEra Energy, Inc.	COM	65339f101	53,962,171	727,253	SH		SOLE		723,683	0	3,570
Nike Inc, Cl. B	COM	654106103	1,272,897	11,533	SH		SOLE		11,533	0	0
Northrop Grumman Corporation	COM	666807102	14,709,579	32,272	SH		SOLE		32,272	0	0
OneMain Holdings, Inc.	COM	68268w103	3,616,003	82,765	SH		SOLE		66,568	0	16,197
Oracle Corporation	COM	68389X105	22,673,199	190,387	SH		SOLE		190,387	0	0
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	COM	697435105	459,918	1,800	SH		SOLE		1,800	0	0
PepsiCo, Inc.	COM	713448108	30,333,194	163,768	SH		SOLE		163,768	0	0
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.	COM	723787107	72,050,159	347,766	SH		SOLE		346,126	0	1,640
Post Holdings, Inc.	COM	737446104	40,023,895	461,903	SH		SOLE		458,623	0	3,280
Principal Financial Group, Inc	COM	74251v102	15,695,927	206,961	SH		SOLE		206,961	0	0
QUALCOMM Incorporated	COM	747525103	252,960	2,125	SH		SOLE		2,125	0	0
RLI Corp	COM	749607107	461,951	3,385	SH		SOLE		3,385	0	0
RTX Corp.	COM	75513e101	656,332	6,700	SH		SOLE		6,700	0	0
Schwab US Large-Cap ETF	COM	808524201	449,073	8,575	SH		SOLE		8,575	0	0
Select Medical Holdings Corpor	COM	81619q105	307,130	9,640	SH		SOLE		9,640	0	0
Service Corporation Internatio	COM	817565104	2,622,031	40,595	SH		SOLE		31,476	0	9,119
Skyline Champion Corporation	COM	830830105	413,251	6,314	SH		SOLE		6,314	0	0
Starbucks Corp	COM	855244109	721,157	7,280	SH		SOLE		7,280	0	0
TJX Co.	COM	872540109	228,933	2,700	SH		SOLE		2,700	0	0
Target Corporation	COM	87612e106	668,083	5,065	SH		SOLE		5,065	0	0
Tempur Sealy International Inc	COM	88023u101	3,141,768	78,407	SH		SOLE		62,706	0	15,701
Texas Instruments Incorporated	COM	882508104	21,317,263	118,416	SH		SOLE		118,416	0	0
The Carlyle Group Inc.	COM	14316j108	70,826,117	2,216,780	SH		SOLE		2,188,424	0	28,356
The Descartes Systems Group In	COM	249906108	3,240,449	40,450	SH		SOLE		32,330	0	8,120
The Home Depot, Inc.	COM	437076102	51,901,598	167,080	SH		SOLE		166,460	0	620
The Procter & Gamble Company	COM	742718109	16,174,529	106,594	SH		SOLE		106,594	0	0
The Walt Disney Company	COM	254687106	480,326	5,380	SH		SOLE		5,380	0	0
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.	COM	883556102	1,696,731	3,252	SH		SOLE		3,252	0	0
TopBuild Corp.	COM	89055f103	3,758,863	14,130	SH		SOLE		11,193	0	2,937
Tractor Supply Company	COM	892356106	24,281,981	109,824	SH		SOLE		109,824	0	0
Trane Technologies plc	COM	g8994e103	1,131,303	5,915	SH		SOLE		5,915	0	0
UFP Industries, Inc.	COM	90278q108	305,513	3,148	SH		SOLE		3,148	0	0
Union Pacific Corporation	COM	907818108	219,813	1,074	SH		SOLE		1,074	0	0
United Rentals, Inc.	COM	911363109	99,544,649	223,510	SH		SOLE		220,742	0	2,768
UnitedHealth Group, Incorporat	COM	91324p102	93,388,439	194,300	SH		SOLE		193,290	0	1,010
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.	COM	92645b103	3,318,954	105,230	SH		SOLE		85,750	0	19,480
Visa Inc.	COM	92826c839	72,413,826	304,926	SH		SOLE		302,736	0	2,190
Walmart, Inc.	COM	931142103	1,725,050	10,975	SH		SOLE		10,975	0	0
Waste Connections, Inc.	COM	94106b101	38,171,743	267,066	SH		SOLE		265,142	0	1,924
Yum! Brands	COM	988498101	623,475	4,500	SH		SOLE		4,500	0	0
Zebra Technologies Corporation	COM	989207105	3,823,307	12,924	SH		SOLE		10,302	0	2,622
ePlus, Inc.	COM	294268107	359,081	6,378	SH		SOLE		6,378	0	0
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	COM	46432f842	252,787	3,745	SH		SOLE		3,745	0	0
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	COM	464287200	500,978	1,124	SH		SOLE		1,124	0	0
iShares Core S&P Smallcap - ET	COM	464287804	417,135	4,186	SH		SOLE		4,186	0	0