** Intuit INTU.O forecast first-quarter revenue growth below analysts' estimates on Thursday, hit by sluggish performance at its marketing platform Mailchimp
** Shares down 6.1% at $655 premarket
LONG-TERM TRENDS INTACT
** J.P.Morgan ("overweight," PT: $750) expects Mailchimp to weigh on growth in the near term
** BofA Global Research ("buy," PO: $800) says "a fix to lagging Mailchimp is not in sight"; notes Mailchimp provides a mere 1.5% headwind to co's overall business solution growth
** Evercore ISI ("outperform," PT: $875) says despite relative disappointment from the earnings print, the long-term trends in the business remain intact
** Barclays ("overweight," PT: $785) remains positive on co with AI-driven products boosting prices and steady volumes
(Reporting by Kanchana Chakravarty in Bengaluru)
((Kanchana.Chakravarty@thomsonreuters.com))