deeman,
You wrote "((I'm looking at it from the perspective where as long as they are a sub 50c/$1 share they will not be recommendable by insto's/brokers that cannot touch stocks below that mark.))".
To a certain extent, I would have to disagree with you.
Most of the time, insto's and brokers, look at the total value of the company (the market cap), not just the sp.
Buddy