** Workday WDAY.O shares slipping 0.3% on Thurs ahead of qtrly results after the bell, with investors watching for signs of acceleration in subscription rev after last qtr's cautious outlook
** Analysts expect qtrly rev up 12% to $2.34 bln, adj EPS seen at $2.11 vs $1.75 yr-ago, per LSEG
** The human resources software seller's stock down about 12% YTD, underperforming Nasdaq .IXIC which is up 9%
** Stock recently at 24x expected earnings, well below five-year avg forward PE of 48