Peter Roy

Peter Roy, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager at Argent Capital Management LLC in St. Louis, specializing in small and SMid cap equity strategies. He is the lead decision maker for the Argent Focused Small Cap strategy, launched in November 2022, and serves as co-manager for the Argent SMID Cap strategy, which focuses on companies in the small-to-mid capitalization range. In these roles, he concentrates on identifying and managing investments in U.S. publicly traded small-cap companies, with an emphasis on those exhibiting durable competitive advantages and long-term growth potential across sectors such as healthcare, industrials, and technology.

Peter brings over 25 years of experience in small cap portfolio management and research, having previously served as Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at PNC, where he co-managed the Select Equity Small Cap strategy. His career began as an analyst at PNC, progressing through roles as senior analyst and portfolio manager, following early experience as a sales associate at Nuveen Investments.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Dayton and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Washington University's Olin School of Business. Peter is a CFA charterholder and an active member of both the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of St. Louis. Throughout his career, he has contributed to the launch and development of focused small and SMid cap investment strategies that aim to deliver consistent, alpha-generating results for institutional and private clients.