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Dell CEO Michael Dell delivers a keynote address during the 2013 Oracle Open World conference on September 25, 2013 in San Francisco, California.
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Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Wednesday:

American Eagle — The teen apparel retailer’s stock rose 4% after the company said it expects fiscal first-quarter sales to top $1 billion. That’s about $100 million above analyst expectations.

Coinbase — Shares of the cryptocurrency exchange ticked up 2% after its first day of trading. In its market debut, Coinbase hit a high of $429.54 per share before closing at $328.28 per share.

Dell — Shares of the computer manufacturer popped 8% after the company announced it will spin off 81% of its VMware stake, forming two standalone publicly traded companies. VMware will distribute a special cash dividend of $11.5 billion to $12 billion to shareholders.

Costco — Costco shares rose slightly after the company increased its quarterly dividend to 79 cents per share from 70 cents per share, an increase of 12.9%.

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