** Auto parts retailer AutoZone Inc's AZO.N shares down 1% at $3,799 in choppy morning trading
** Memphis, Tennessee-based firm's Q3 profit fall 6.6% a year ago, as softening demand and currency fluctuations weighed on margins
** Co's Q3 net income falls to $608.4 mln, or $35.36/share, compared with $651.7 mln, or $36.69/share, a year ago
** AZO's quarterly net sales rise 5.4% to about $4.5 bln, topping estimates of about $4.36 bln - data compiled by LSEG
** Twenty-four of 29 brokerages rate stock "buy" or higher, five "hold"; their median PT is $3,972.50 - data compiled by LSEG
** Including session's moves, shares up 18.6% YTD
(Reporting by Apratim Sarkar)
((Apratim.Sarkar@thomsonreuters.com))
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