Form 13F Cover Page

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2011

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:  		ARGENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Address:  	100 S. Brentwood Blvd., Suite 110
		St. Louis, MO 63105

13F File Number 28-05933

The institutional investment manager filing this report
and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that
the person signing the report is authorized to submit it,
that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items,
statements, schedules, lists and tables, are considered
integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:  	Christopher Redmond
Title:	Chief Operating Officer
Phone:	314-727-3222
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
Christopher B. Redmond, Argent Capital Management, 5-13-11.
Form 13F Summary Page

Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 		0

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:  155

Form 13F Information Table Value Total	$967,776,061



					
      NAME OF      	TITLE OF         	Value 	Shares/Prn           	Invstm  Other  	 Sole
      ISSUER        	CLASS    CUSIP  	x$1000   Amt Sh/Prn	Put/Ca	Dscret Managers	Voting

3D Systems Corp		COM	88554D205	564	11625	SH		SOLE		564
3M Company		COM	88579y101	252	2700	SH		SOLE		252
Abbott Laboratories	COM	002824100	754	15376	SH		SOLE		754
Akorn Inc		COM	009728106	2348	406925	SH		SOLE		2348
Allergan, Inc.		COM	018490102	24215	340955	SH		SOLE		24215
Altisource Port Sol	COM	l0175j104	1759	57325	SH		SOLE		1759
American Express Co	COM	025816109	578	12790	SH		SOLE		578
Amerigroup Corp		COM	03073t102	553	8600	SH		SOLE		553
Amtech Systems Inc. 	COM	032332504	660	26150	SH		SOLE		660
Anaren Inc		COM	032744104	573	28525	SH		SOLE		573
Andersons Inc		COM	034164103	1650	33875	SH		SOLE		1650
Apple Computer		COM	037833100	297	853	SH		SOLE		297
AT&T Inc.		COM	00206r102	1131	36945	SH		SOLE		1131
Atlas Air WW Hldgs	COM	049164205	793	11375	SH		SOLE		793
Aviat Networks Inc	COM	05366y102	507	98075	SH		SOLE		507
Avon Products Inc	COM	054303102	325	12025	SH		SOLE		325
AXT Inc.		COM	00246w103	811	113050	SH		SOLE		811
BancorpSouth CapitalPFD	PFD	05969e305	286	11050	SH		SOLE		286
Berkshire Hathaway Cl B	COM	084670702	268	3200	SH		SOLE		268
Best Buy Co., Inc.	COM	086516101	14595	508190	SH		SOLE		14595
Biogen Idec Inc.	COM	09062x103	29102	396104	SH		SOLE		29102
Bottomline Technologies	COM	101388106	574	22875	SH		SOLE		574
Bristol-Myers		COM	110122108	571	21617	SH		SOLE		571
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp	COM	117665109	574	27900	SH		SOLE		574
Cardtronics Inc		COM	14161h108	575	28250	SH		SOLE		575
Carnival Corp.		COM	143658300	25794	672425	SH		SOLE		25794
Chevron Corp New	COM	166764100	1188	11055	SH		SOLE		1188
Chicago Bridge & Iron	COM	167250109	1496	36800	SH		SOLE		1496
Chubb Corp.		COM	171232101	528	8611	SH		SOLE		528
Cisco Systems, Inc.	COM	17275R102	368	21450	SH		SOLE		368
Citigroup		COM	172967424	53	11910	SH		SOLE		53
Citrix Systems, Inc.	COM	177376100	23552	320613	SH		SOLE		23552
Coca-Cola		COM	191216100	552	8315	SH		SOLE		552
Coherent Inc		COM	192479103	861	14825	SH		SOLE		861
Commercial Bncshrs Inc	COM	200002996	183	15071	SH		SOLE		183
Computer Task Group	COM	205477102	808	60825	SH		SOLE		808
ConocoPhillips		COM	20825c104	385	4817	SH		SOLE		385
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co	COM	216831107	1233	47875	SH		SOLE		1233
Corning Inc.		COM	219350105	15441	748475	SH		SOLE		15441
CSG Systems inc		COM	126349109	840	42150	SH		SOLE		840
CVR Energy Inc.		COM	12662p108	1894	81800	SH		SOLE		1894
Danaher Corp.		COM	235851102	34242	659760	SH		SOLE		34242
Dolan Company		COM	25659p402	894	73675	SH		SOLE		894
DXP Enterprises, Inc.	COM	233377407	903	39125	SH		SOLE		903
Ebay, Inc		COM	278642103	18253	588035	SH		SOLE		18253
EMC Corp.		COM	268648102	30068	1132094	SH		SOLE		30068
Emerson Electric Co.	COM	291011104	1170	20031	SH		SOLE		1170
Encore Capital Group	COM	292554102	2953	124750	SH		SOLE		2953
Energizer Holdings, Inc	COM	29266R108	27216	382462	SH		SOLE		27216
Entropic Communications	COM	29384r105	996	117900	SH		SOLE		996
ESSA Bancorp Inc	COM	29667d104	1353	102470	SH		SOLE		1353
Esterline Tech Corp	COM	297425100	1078	15250	SH		SOLE		1078
Evolving Systems Inc.	COM	30049r209	2414	333375	SH		SOLE		2414
Exxon Mobil Corp	COM	30231G102	2056	24435	SH		SOLE		2056
Factset Research Sys	COM	303075105	29695	283539	SH		SOLE		29695
Finish Line		COM	317923100	1403	70675	SH		SOLE		1403
First PacTrust Bancorp	COM	33589v101	861	54100	SH		SOLE		861
First Pfd CapTrIV8.15%	PFD	33610a209	204	19400	SH		SOLE		204
Franklin Resources Inc.	COM	354613101	484	3867	SH		SOLE		484
General Electric	COM	369604103	991	49407	SH		SOLE		991
General Mills		COM	370334104	573	15672	SH		SOLE		573
Geo Group Inc		COM	36159r103	1697	66200	SH		SOLE		1697
Georesources Inc.	COM	372476101	1643	52550	SH		SOLE		1643
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	COM	375558103	21579	508089	SH		SOLE		21579
Google, Inc.		COM	38259P508	32374	55174	SH		SOLE		32374
Green Plains Rnw Energy	COM	393222104	539	44875	SH		SOLE		539
GT Solar International	COM	3623e0209	1364	127800	SH		SOLE		1364
Hansen Natural Corp.	COM	411310105	18775	311725	SH		SOLE		18775
Hasbro			COM	418056107	15775	336775	SH		SOLE		15775
Herbalife Ltd.		COM	g4412g101	17533	215500	SH		SOLE		17533
Home Depot		COM	437076102	237	6400	SH		SOLE		237
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd.	COM	g47791101	25118	519924	SH		SOLE		25118
Integrated Device Tech	COM	458118106	2348	318425	SH		SOLE		2348
Intel Corp.		COM	458140100	22226	1101385	SH		SOLE		22226
InterClick Inc		COM	458483203	2792	396050	SH		SOLE		2792
Jabil Circuit Inc.	COM	466313103	29444	1441225	SH		SOLE		29444
Jacobs Engineering Grp	COM	469814107	16436	319575	SH		SOLE		16436
Johnson & Johnson	COM	478160104	1101	18588	SH		SOLE		1101
Kadant Inc.		COM	48282t104	623	23800	SH		SOLE		623
Kraton Perf Polymers 	COM	50077c106	547	14300	SH		SOLE		547
Leapfrog Enterprises 	COM	52186n106	474	109650	SH		SOLE		474
Legg Mason Inc.		COM	524901105	25563	708325	SH		SOLE		25563
LeMaitre Vascular Inc	COM	525558201	2336	343025	SH		SOLE		2336
Libbey Inc.		COM	529898108	1028	62325	SH		SOLE		1028
LSB Industries		COM	502160104	1156	29150	SH		SOLE		1156
Mastec, Inc.		COM	576323109	1471	70700	SH		SOLE		1471
MasterCard, Inc.	COM	57636q104	26555	105496	SH		SOLE		26555
Maxim Integratd Prd	COM	57772k101	27937	1091298	SH		SOLE		27937
MDU Resources Group Inc	COM	552690109	1986	86439	SH		SOLE		1986
Measurement Specialties	COM	583421102	713	20950	SH		SOLE		713
Medtox Scientific Inc.	COM	584977201	3839	234099	SH		SOLE		3839
Microsoft Corp.		COM	594918104	1056	41603	SH		SOLE		1056
MKS Instruments, Inc.	COM	55306n104	941	28250	SH		SOLE		941
Molex Inc.		COM	608554101	619	24632	SH		SOLE		619
Motorcar Parts America	COM	620071100	871	62300	SH		SOLE		871
MTS Systems Corp	COM	553777103	640	14050	SH		SOLE		640
Murphy Oil Corp.	COM	626717102	23324	317679	SH		SOLE		23324
Navios Maritime Hldg	COM	y62196103	2482	435482	SH		SOLE		2482
NextEra Energy Inc	COM	65339f101	340	6160	SH		SOLE		340
NVIDIA Corp.		COM	67066g104	13821	748725	SH		SOLE		13821
OmniVision Technologies	COM	682128103	640	18000	SH		SOLE		640
OpLink Communication	COM	68375q403	1540	79000	SH		SOLE		1540
Oracle Corp.		COM	68389X105	27903	834607	SH		SOLE		27903
Orbotech Ltd		COM	M75253100	563	43850	SH		SOLE		563
OSI Systems, Inc.	COM	671044105	1062	28288	SH		SOLE		1062
PepsiCo, Inc.		COM	713448108	852	13231	SH		SOLE		852
Perficient Inc		COM	71375u101	558	46450	SH		SOLE		558
Pfizer Inc.		COM	717081103	483	23789	SH		SOLE		483
Philip Morris Intl	COM	718172109	410	6250	SH		SOLE		410
Principal Finl Group	COM	74251v102	17297	538685	SH		SOLE		17297
Procter & Gamble	COM	742718109	508	8240	SH		SOLE		508
Pulaski Financial Corp	COM	745548107	6228	830450	SH		SOLE		6228
QUALCOMM Incorporated	COM	747525103	33083	603370	SH		SOLE		33083
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.	COM	751028101	19141	279721	SH		SOLE		19141
Rent-A-Center		COM	76009n100	1438	41200	SH		SOLE		1438
Resolute Energy Corp.	COM	76116a108	1588	87525	SH		SOLE		1588
Rex Energy Corp		COM	761565100	551	47300	SH		SOLE		551
Robbins & Myers Inc	COM	770196103	1130	24575	SH		SOLE		1130
Rock-Tenn Co Cl A	COM	772739207	1092	15750	SH		SOLE		1092
Rockwood Holdings Inc	COM	774415103	1432	29100	SH		SOLE		1432
Saba Software		COM	784932600	2482	252550	SH		SOLE		2482
Schlumberger LTD	COM	806857108	17780	190645	SH		SOLE		17780
Schulman A Inc.		COM	808194104	1146	46350	SH		SOLE		1146
Shoe Carnival, Inc.	COM	824889109	1143	40750	SH		SOLE		1143
Silicon Image, Inc	COM	82705t102	730	81500	SH		SOLE		730
Solutia Inc.		COM	834376501	1189	46825	SH		SOLE		1189
Starwood Hotels 	COM	85590a401	21752	374263	SH		SOLE		21752
Sterling Bancshs 8.3%	PFD	85915q206	225	9000	SH		SOLE		225
Sysco Corp.		COM	871829107	574	20726	SH		SOLE		574
Temple Inland Inc.	COM	879868107	1833	78350	SH		SOLE		1833
Teradyne, Inc.		COM	880770102	2334	131025	SH		SOLE		2334
Titan Machinery Inc	COM	88830r101	779	30850	SH		SOLE		779
Trimble Navigation Ltd	COM	896239100	26439	523125	SH		SOLE		26439
Triquint Semiconductor	COM	89674k103	927	71775	SH		SOLE		927
Triumph Group		COM	896818101	699	7900	SH		SOLE		699
Twin Disc, Inc.		COM	901476101	1010	31350	SH		SOLE		1010
Ultra Petroleum Corp	COM	903914109	23666	480525	SH		SOLE		23666
UMB Financial Corp.	COM	902788108	1933	51725	SH		SOLE		1933
Unifi Inc		COM	904677200	846	49750	SH		SOLE		846
UnitedHealth Group, Inc	COM	91324p102	26817	593305	SH		SOLE		26817
US Bancorp		COM	902973304	472	17872	SH		SOLE		472
V.F. Corp.		COM	918204108	924	9379	SH		SOLE		924
Varian Medical Systems	COM	92220p105	18563	274435	SH		SOLE		18563
Vascular Solutions, Inc	COM	92231m109	904	82825	SH		SOLE		904
Veeco Instruments Inc	COM	922417100	827	16275	SH		SOLE		827
Verizon Communications	COM	92343v104	999	25920	SH		SOLE		999
Vitran Corporation Inc	COM	92850e107	3117	221187	SH		SOLE		3117
Waddell & Reed Fin	COM	930059100	672	16555	SH		SOLE		672
Walgreen Co.		COM	931422109	17452	434784	SH		SOLE		17452
Wal-Mart		COM	931142103	836	16071	SH		SOLE		836
Walt Disney Co.		COM	254687106	312	7235	SH		SOLE		312
Web.com Group Inc	COM	94733a104	2486	170575	SH		SOLE		2486
Webster Financial Corp	COM	947890109	947	44175	SH		SOLE		947
Zion Cap Tr B 8% Pfd	PFD	989703202	404	15800	SH		SOLE		404
Zygo Corp		COM	989855101	456	31203	SH		SOLE		456